Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame News
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame is a non-profit established in 1990 to honor outstanding people, living or deceased, who gained prominence and 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.
Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame: Club 395
Congratulations to the current Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame Inductees, who have made major contributions to professional and amateur athletics.
As of 2023, there are 395 inductees across multiple categories.
We are in the process of updating our website and building out individual profile pages of all inductees, so check in frequently for more multimedia, information and highlights!
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February 15, 2018
Robert Muir Induction Year: 1991 Category: Soccer, Basketball, Baseball and Track Location: Mattituck Bob Muir coached soccer, basketball, baseball and track at Mattituck High School for […]
February 8, 2018
Lou Howard Induction Year: 1991 Category: Football & Coaches Location: Amityville Howard was the head football coach at Amityville Memorial High School from 1951 thru 1966, […]
February 8, 2018
Sarah Reinertsen Induction Year: 1991 Category: Track & Field Location: Huntington Reinertsen is a physically-challenged athlete who was a student at Huntington High School when she […]
February 8, 2018
The Van Nostrand Family Induction Year: 1991 Category: Tennis Location: Brightwaters Twelve members of the family were inducted from Brightwaters. Each member was either a player […]
February 8, 2018
Jan Kandler Induction Year: 1991 Category: Special Olympics Jan Kandler was inducted to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in the Special Olympics category in 1991.
February 8, 2018
Ray Enners Induction Year: 1991 Category: Lacrosse Location: Half Hollow Hills Ray Enners went to Half Hollow Hills High School, before there was ever a split […]
February 7, 2018
Rob Burns Induction Year: 1991 Category: Journalism & Media and Community Location: Riverhead Rob Burns attended Riverhead High School and graduated from Hobart College in 1942. He […]
February 7, 2018
Jamie Franklin Induction Year: 1991 Category: Football Location: Brentwood A Brentwood alum, Jamie Franklin was a standout two-sport athlete, playing basketball and football for the Indians. […]
February 7, 2018
Ed “Big Ed” Danowski Induction Year: 1991 Category: Football Location: Riverhead Danowski played at Riverhead and attended Fordham University where he was a football All-American in […]
February 7, 2018
Billy Graham Induction Year: 1991 Category: Boxing Location: West Islip Billy Graham was a welterweight boxer with a professional career record of 102 wins, 15 losses, […]
February 7, 2018
Sue Wicks Induction Year: 1991 Category: Basketball Location: Center Moriches Wicks played at Center Moriches High School. She played for Rutgers University from 1984-88 and was […]
February 7, 2018
Clarence “Foots” Walker Induction Year: 1991 Category: Basketball Location: Southampton Clarence “Foots” Walker was a dominating force on the basketball court at Southampton High School. He […]
February 7, 2018
Bill Thieben Induction Year: 1991 Category: Basketball Location: Sayville Thieben is a retired professional basketball player. A native of Suffolk County, he attended Sayville High School […]
February 7, 2018
William “Pete” Rogers Induction Year: 1991 Category: Athletic Directors Location: East Islip Rogers served as athletic director at East Islip High School from 1928-53. He was […]