T he Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame is a non-profit established in 1990 to honor outstanding people who have made substantial contributions in the fields of professional and amateur sports on behalf of themselves and Suffolk County. The Hall of Fame has exhibits at Fairfield Properties Ballpark (home of the Long Island Ducks), Town of Huntington Townhall, the Section XI offices in Farmingville, Long Island Sports and Rehabilitation in Holbrook and Long Island MacArthur Airport.
Originally founded in 1990 by Gaetano “Butch” Dellecave, the leadership was passed to Edward J. Morris, who served as Executive Director of the Hall from 2000-2017. In September 2017, Chris R. Vaccaro was named President/Executive Director.
FOUNDING FATHERS
- Butch Dellecave
- Arthur Figliozzi
- Richard F. Finn
- John F. Foley
- John J. Foley
- Kevin Maloney
- Thomas J. McAteer
- George C. Waldbauer Jr.
HALL OF FAME TRUSTEES
- Chris R. Vaccaro
- Pete Blieberg
- Stephen Costello
- Lois Cloud Malenczak