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== Notable people == {{Category see also|People from Glassboro, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Glassboro include: * [[Don Amendolia]] (born 1944), actor<ref>Williams, Victoria. [https://www.nj.com/southjerseylife/2009/04/stage_presence.html "Stage presence"], ''[[Gloucester County Times]]'', April 30, 2009. Accessed March 20, 2025. "Don Amendolia had just one line in his senior class play -- ''Annie Get Your Gun'' -- at Camden Catholic High School in 1962.... Don was born to a Glassboro family in Woodbury's Underwood Hospital in 1944."</ref> * [[John Aveni]] (1935β2002), kicker for the [[Chicago Bears]]<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=AVE249174 John Aveni player page], [[National Football League]]. Accessed July 13, 2008.</ref> * [[Gary Brackett]] (born 1980), [[linebacker]] on the [[Super Bowl XLI]] champion [[Indianapolis Colts]]<ref>[http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=223 Gary Brackett player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129011036/http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=223 |date=January 29, 2007 }}, [[Indianapolis Colts]]. Accessed March 3, 2007.</ref> * [[Mark Lambert Bristol]] (1868β1939), [[rear admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]]<ref>[http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/destroy/dd453txt.htm hazegray.org: USS ''Bristol'']. Accessed November 28, 2007.</ref> * [[King Kong Bundy]] (1957β2019), professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor<ref>Hoffenberg, Noah. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NATB&p_theme=natb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1050D77E4D5BFB54&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Bundy: 410 pounds headed for Adams"], ''[[North Adams Transcript]]'', September 11, 2004. Accessed September 29, 2012. "Bundy, also known as Chris A. Pallies, 47, of Glassboro, N.J., is going to be bringing the hurt to Turn Hall next Saturday night."</ref> * [[Mary Carnell]] (1861β1925), photographer<ref name="Who">John William Leonard, [https://books.google.com/books?id=aHUEAAAAYAAJ&dq=Mary+Carnell+photographer&pg=PA518 ''Woman's Who's who of America''] (American Commonwealth 1914): 518.</ref> * [[Betty Castor]] (born 1941), politician, [[2004 United States Senate election in Florida|2004 U.S. Senate candidate in Florida]] and former president of [[University of South Florida|The University of South Florida]]<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/senate.florida/index.html "Castor concedes Florida Senate race"], [[CNN]], November 3, 2004. Accessed June 20, 2007. "Castor, 63, grew up in Glassboro, New Jersey."</ref> * [[Corey Clement]] (born 1994), [[running back]] for the [[Super Bowl LII]] champion [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref>Lombardo, Matt. [http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2017/07/how_glassboro_native_corey_clement_aims_to_make_ea.html "How Glassboro native Corey Clement aims to make Eagles"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], July 29, 2017. Accessed September 27, 2017. "Glassboro native and Eagles undrafted rookie running back Corey Clement knows what he's up against to make the roster out of training camp."</ref> * [[Joe Crispin]] (born 1979), former [[NBA]] player for the [[Phoenix Suns]] and [[Los Angeles Lakers]]<ref>[http://crispinbasketball.com/ CrispinOnline.com]. "Joe makes his home in Glassboro, New Jersey, though he usually spends the basketball season playing professionally in Europe." Accessed July 2, 2008.</ref> * [[Daniel Dalton (American politician)|Daniel Dalton]] (born 1949), politician who served as [[New Jersey Senate]] Majority Leader and as [[Secretary of State of New Jersey]]<ref>Sinding, Rick. [http://governors.rutgers.edu/testing/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/TR-Dalton-interview-10-16-13.pdf "Dan Dalton Interview (October 16, 2013)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017122321/http://governors.rutgers.edu/testing/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/TR-Dalton-interview-10-16-13.pdf |date=October 17, 2016 }}, Center on the American Governor, [[Eagleton Institute of Politics]] at [[Rutgers University]]. Accessed September 15, 2016. "I grew up in Glassboro, New Jersey, which is Gloucester County, and attended school there locally and went on to Gloucester Catholic, where I graduated high school."</ref> * [[Sean F. Dalton]] (born 1962), [[Prosecutor]] of [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]], who previously served two terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], where he represented the [[New Jersey's 4th legislative district|4th Legislative District]]<ref>[http://www.co.gloucester.nj.us/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=10121 Sean F. Dalton Gloucester County Prosecutor], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed October 26, 2017. "A Glassboro native, Sean Dalton graduated from Glassboro High School and is a member of the GHS Distinguished Hall of Fame."</ref> * [[Thomas M. Ferrell]] (1844β1916), represented [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1883 to 1885<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000089 Thomas Merrell Ferrell], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 24, 2007.</ref> * [[Cathe Friedrich]] (born 1964), athlete, instructor and innovator in the fitness video industry<ref>Clark, Jane Bennett. [http://www.kiplinger.com/article/insurance/T027-C000-S002-over-40-say-ouch.html "Over 40? Say Ouch; You're working hard to stay fit, and therein lies the problem."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612054320/http://www.kiplinger.com/article/insurance/T027-C000-S002-over-40-say-ouch.html |date=June 12, 2016 }}, [[Kiplinger]], December 31, 2007. Accessed July 19, 2017. "Cathe Friedrich, 42, may have been born at the tail end of the baby boom, but she got a jump on joint trouble. A fitness instructor who also makes exercise DVDs (www.cathe.com), she was demonstrating a kickboxing routine about a year ago when she felt a burning sensation in her knee. 'Wrong kick, wrong way -- boom!' says Friedrich of Glassboro, N.J."</ref> * [[Kerry Getz]] (born 1975), professional skateboarder<ref>[http://www.atvscene.com/throughthelens/ttl-8.html Through The Lens 7: The Premis Summer Tour] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928210155/http://www.atvscene.com/throughthelens/ttl-8.html |date=September 28, 2007 }}, ATVScene.com. Accessed March 14, 2007. "Thursday, Brandon and I packed up and started driving towards Kerry Getz's house in Glassboro, NJ."</ref> * [[George Johnson (American football player)|George Johnson]] (born 1987), [[defensive end]] for the [[Detroit Lions]] of the [[National Football League]]<ref>Odenbrett, Austin. [http://www.nj.com/south-jersey-sports/index.ssf/2013/07/minnesota_viking_and_glassboro.html "Minnesota Viking and Glassboro grad George Johnson holds football camp"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', July 2, 2013. Accessed October 18, 2017. "Minnesota Vikings defensive end George Johnsonβs career has taken him across country playing on the biggest stage, but the NFL veteran will never forget his roots in Glassboro. While he has yet to make a major impact as a professional, Johnson has more than made up for it in his off-the-field contributions, including his signature event giving back to his hometown community β the annual George Johnson Youth Football Camp held at his alma mater, Glassboro High School."</ref> * [[Juwan Johnson]] (born 1996), [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[New Orleans Saints]] of the [[National Football League]]<ref>[https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/roster/juwan-johnson/1363 Juwan Johnson], [[Penn State Nittany Lions football]]. Accessed October 25, 2020. "Hometown: Glassboro, N.J.; High School: Glassboro"</ref> * [[Jarvis Lynch]] (born 1933), retired [[major general]] in the [[United States Marine Corps]]<ref>[http://www.usmc.mil/genbios2.nsf/biographies/4F5C41A35EB5562E85256A4000718826?opendocument Jarvis D. Lynch], [[United States Marine Corps]]. Accessed December 26, 2007.</ref> * [[Oscar Moore (athlete)|Oscar Moore]] (born 1938), long-distance runner who competed in the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics β Men's 5000 metres|men's 5000 meters]] at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[http://ramscrosscountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/great-oscar-moore.html "The Great Oscar Moore"], Gloucester Catholic Cross Country Blog, May 2010. Accessed November 8, 2019. "Oscar Moore has had one of the greatest distance running and coaching careers in the history of US Track and Field. Besides being a smooth runner, Moore now 72 and living in Glassboro NJ is also one of the humblest and βsmoothestβ people you could meet."</ref> * [[Brian Oliver (basketball, born 1990)|Brian Oliver]] (born 1990), professional basketball player<ref>[http://shupirates.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/oliver_brian00.html Brian Oliver β Seton Hall bio]. Accessed September 12, 2014.</ref> * [[Thomas J. Osler]] (1940β2023), mathematician, former national champion distance runner and author<ref>Williams, Victoria. [https://www.nj.com/southjerseylife/2009/05/running_man.html "Running Man"], ''[[Gloucester County Times]]'', April 1, 2019, updated May 7, 2019. Accessed November 24, 2020. "Tom Osler, a 69-year-old math professor at Rowan, has logged about 100,000 miles since he started keeping records... A year ago, the 69-year-old Glassboro resident, despite a history of injuries and illness, ran in a mind-altering 79 distance races."</ref> * [[Dorcas Reilly]] (1926β2018), chef, homemaker, and inventor, best known for popularizing the [[green bean casserole]]<ref>Zraick, Karen. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/obituaries/dorcas-reilly-dead-green-bean-casserole.html 'Dorcas Reilly, Creator of the Classic American Green-Bean Casserole, Dies at 92"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 24, 2018. Accessed November 29, 2024. "Dorcas Lillian Bates was born on July 22, 1926, in Woodbury, N.J.... She and her brother, Linwood Tomlinson Bates, grew up in Glassboro, N.J., and Camden."</ref> * [[Keon Sabb]] (born 2002), [[American football]] [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safety]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]]<ref>Bernstein, Jason. [https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/12/national-signing-day-2021-nj-native-keon-sabb-makes-b1g-decision-commits-to-michigan.html "National Signing Day, 2021: N.J. native Keon Sabb makes B1G decision, commits to Michigan"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 16, 2021. Accessed January 7, 2024. "From the moment he arrived in high school, Keon Sabb has generated plenty of buzz. So its only appropriate that on National Signing Day, the four-star safety and Glassboro native would create headlines with his decision to commit and sign to play football at Michigan."</ref> * [[George H. Stanger]] (1902β1958), politician who served in the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1938 to 1946<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=hnQLAQAAIAAJ&q=%22George+H.+Stanger%22+glassboro ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1944''], p. 265. Accessed December 16, 2022. "George H. Stanger (Rep., Vineland) Senator Stanger was born in Glassboro, N.J., September 25, 1902. He was educated at Bridgeton High School and Lafayette College."</ref>
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