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
Joe Vignato Category: Coaches, Basketball, Track, XC and Soccer Location: Bayport-Blue Point Induction Year: 1992 Joe Vignato excelled in sports throughout his entire career. Throughout his […]
February 8, 2018
James Gilhooley Induction Year: 1992 Category: Track & Field & Coaches Location: Riverhead James Gilhooley coached at Riverhead from 1950 to 1976 and won two state […]
February 8, 2018
W. Homer Ball Induction Year: 1992 Category: Football Location: Amityville Homer Ball was football coach at Amityville High School for 22 years from 1929-51, during which […]
February 8, 2018
Robert L. Fallot Induction Year: 1992 Category: Sports Medicine Location: Amityville Dr. Fallot graduated from Amityville High School in 1939. He graduated from Columbia University in […]
February 8, 2018
David Blitz Induction Year: 1992 Category: Special Olympics Location: Lindenhurst Registered as a “Special Olympian” at the age of 12, David Blitz was 19 when he […]
February 8, 2018
Marilyn Cross Induction Year: 1992 Category: Gymnastics Location: Babylon In 1963, Cross received her 1st rating. She then received international rating in 1970 and permanent international […]
February 8, 2018
Frank Urso Induction Year: 1992 Category: Lacrosse Location: Brentwood Urso was an All-American lacrosse player at Brentwood High School in New York, where he also played running back on […]
February 7, 2018
Joe Fanelli Induction Year: 1992 Category: Journalism & Media Location: Bay Shore Fanelli attended Bay Shore High School. He spent nearly 40 years in the weekly […]
February 7, 2018
John Schmitt Induction Year: 1992 Category: Football Born in Brooklyn, Schmitt went to play football at Seton Hall Prep in New Jersey and was then offered […]
February 7, 2018
James “Buddy” McGirt Induction Year: 1992 Category: Boxing Location: Brentwood McGirt is a former professional boxer who competed from 1982-1997. He was a world champion in […]
February 7, 2018
Scott Vogel Induction Year: 1992 Category: Boating & Nautical Location: Port Jefferson Vogel graduated from Port Jefferson High School and graduated from SUNY Maritime College in […]
February 7, 2018
Toby Knight Induction Year: 1992 Category: Basketball Location: Port Jefferson Knight is a former basketball player who played professionally for the New York Knicks. Born in […]
February 6, 2018
Bud Harrelson Induction Year: 1992 Category: Baseball Location: Hauppauge Harrelson is a former MLB shortstop, and is currently a coach and part-owner of the Long Island […]
February 6, 2018
John D. Curtis II Induction Year: 1992 Category: Baseball Location: Smithtown Curtis played at Smithtown High School and graduated in 1966 before attending Clemson University. He […]