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pyrowitlighter1 t1_j5vtkf4 wrote
are you sure his parent's didn't name him after the rest stop?
ardent_wolf t1_j5vto8s wrote
You’ll be amazed to learn who that park and ride was named after!
deltat3 t1_j5vui5b wrote
Let me tell you a little story about a man named Vince Service Area Lombardi.
katefromnyc OP t1_j5vun0c wrote
The legend says that his parents were stuck in turnpike traffic during a snowstorm and saw this service area where it saved them from a disaster.
Apparently, they named their kid after this rest stop who went on to do some great stuffs.
deltat3 t1_j5vvg3h wrote
Way back then it was just a parking lot with a porta-potty, but young Vince dreamed of a place that paired restrooms with hamburgers and a gas station.
I also heard that young man went on to coach football or some shit like that.
HaleEnd t1_j5w4gtw wrote
Absolutely wild that Vince Lombardi was named after a service area
ToucheTaker t1_j5w5zoy wrote
Vegoia2 t1_j5w6bkb wrote
but you have to admit it is the best rest stop for drunks coming to the shore after a nite in NYC, the food was made for us, dry yet greasy, back in the day at least.
stickman07738 t1_j5w6rfl wrote
Vince is also buried in Middletown - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/637/vince-lombardi
BentonD_Struckcheon t1_j5w7s3i wrote
I went to Fordham (he once famously said that without the football it was merely medieval studies) and live in NJ, so I guess I'm twice blessed or something?
Dirtydiscodeeds t1_j5w7vm8 wrote
His mom, Catherine Lombardi has a restaurant in New Brunswick.
EmpiricalAnarchism t1_j5w90y6 wrote
It's like Lou Gehrig dying of Lou Gehrig's disease. His parents probably should have seen that coming.
heptapod t1_j5w9i1e wrote
She's still alive? God bless!
dan_t_mann t1_j5wc4qe wrote
When the players run from inside the stadium to the field through that tunnel, they call that The Turnpike.
Starbucks__Lovers t1_j5wcto5 wrote
And it’s the closest turnpike rest stop to medieval times
Brudesandwich t1_j5wcu54 wrote
How old is she?!
QueenFrenchy822 t1_j5wcw8c wrote
Whoever said that VINCE LOMBARDI was named after a rest stop is absolutely insane!!!! That rest stop was named after VINCE LOMBARDI long after his passing. He is a NEW JERSEYAN. Plain and Simple…
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Mr_Matt_K t1_j5wdpd4 wrote
WaxyPadlockJazz t1_j5we6ug wrote
You WISH you were named after a service area, you animal.
Brudesandwich t1_j5weer1 wrote
She looks so young
stringerbbell t1_j5wf4m9 wrote
Bon Jovi too, I guess people run out of ideas
vague_diss t1_j5wfwhe wrote
I miss Cheesequake.
lordGwillen t1_j5wg78i wrote
Wow, that’s actually cool. Thanks. Though it’s crazy they didn’t bury him at the Service Area, where he loved to spend time the most.
Duamerthrax t1_j5wg8d3 wrote
Pretty sure the highways existed before that guy was born.
EyesOpenedWide31 t1_j5wg9dy wrote
Wasn’t the trophy made in NJ as well? Little ferry? I’m probably wrong lol
jarrettbrown t1_j5whdy7 wrote
He’s buried in Middletown near the Whole Foods (which reminds me im due for a visit). You can find is grave with no issue.
Cant-think-of-a-nam t1_j5whqnu wrote
HumanShadow t1_j5wi1d9 wrote
Happiest place on earth
Playcrackersthesky t1_j5wm98f wrote
Temporary-Ad-9270 t1_j5wo294 wrote
Hate to brake it to you buddy. The park and ride was named after Vince Lombardi. Other way around. Not too long ago the park and ride was named after someone else.
oodja t1_j5wpyzj wrote
Fun Fact: I proposed to my wife at that rest stop.
doinmybestherepal t1_j5wtb5x wrote
Same! Totally twice blessed
manderr88 t1_j5wzzsd wrote
Judy Blume too
HotConversation4355 t1_j5x1qty wrote
Come on man. Really? You can’t be that ignorant.
Bright-Counter4816 t1_j5x2rii wrote
Joyce Kilmer.
Bright-Counter4816 t1_j5x2xqb wrote
You too?
storm2k t1_j5xc36j wrote
it's wild to me that lombardi was a goddamn chemistry teacher in addition to being a high school football coach. that's actually his tie back to new jersey. he was born and raised in brooklyn and went to school at fordham. he needed a job so he became a teacher at a catholic school in englewood for a few years and also rose up the ranks of being a football coach.
katefromnyc OP t1_j5xc6bv wrote
Wrong.
Just like Alexander Hamilton once said: “me? I was named after Alexander Hamilton Service Area in Secaucus because that’s where I was conceived”
KishanCS t1_j5xjibm wrote
Parsippany
JimmybJohn t1_j5y8zrg wrote
Getting off the turnpike to the actual Vince Lombardi service area is a trip in itself
Extension_Health2522 t1_j5ydk9c wrote
Trophy was named after Vince long before the turnpike rest stop was...
mulder406 t1_j5ypax6 wrote
How come njtp rest stops bathrooms are so nasty
acoreilly87 t1_j5ysd88 wrote
Nah, he was born in 1913, so there was no NJ Turnpike or Garden State Parkway yet. Route 1 and Route 9 were not called by those names until 1926, although there were roads there already. He was born a long time ago 😀
Barbiede t1_j5yvatv wrote
Because it’s Jersey!
HumanShadow t1_j5zdyrr wrote
Fun fact: That is his mother's maiden name.
TheCNJYankeecub t1_j5zm8ko wrote
No the service plaza is named after Vince Lombardi you moron
cricketsandcicadas92 t1_j5zsm5m wrote
That must be that south Jersey education coming through 🤦🏻♀️
100AngrySquirrels t1_j603a0s wrote
There is also a Kelly Green comet hanging around...
VeterinarianCapable9 t1_j60g4vk wrote
PsychologicalAd3066 t1_j60j83n wrote
Same! Fellow Ram and NJ resident here! 👋
briinde t1_j61jezy wrote
Little known fact: Vince Lombardi was named after the rest center and not the other way around.
steelebluegun2 t1_j61upz9 wrote
Mr. Lomdardi wasn't a successful rest owner and couldn't afford the staff to be the best at cleaning.
steelebluegun2 t1_j61v87r wrote
Vince made trophies as well as running a rest area?? I guess this was before tolls were invented. Tolls are a license to print money. I'll bet Donnie Trump could go bankrupt with a till Rd like he did with the Taj.
steelebluegun2 t1_j61ve3m wrote
First or third?
deltat3 t1_j5vsm98 wrote
Super weird title to this post. It's as if there did not exist a person called Vince Lombardi for whom the park & ride (and super bowl trophy) is named after.