1993
August 20, 2026
Brandon Bussi has made Suffolk County sports history. The Sound Beach native and Carolina Hurricanes goaltender has been named the inaugural Suffolk County Sportsperson of the […]
August 17, 2026
The Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame and Suffolk County Police Athletic League have partnered to bring Suffolk County’s rich baseball history to life with a […]
July 12, 2026
What an incredible evening celebrating Suffolk County’s rich sports history, community pride, and America’s 250th anniversary. A heartfelt thank-you to Jamie LaBelle and James Bertsch for […]
June 18, 2026
Team Up 4 Community and the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame are proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Community Impact Honorees Award: Elizabeth Sultan […]
June 15, 2026
The Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame continued its America 250 initiative with the unveiling of its newest community exhibit at the Bay Shore Brightwaters Public […]
May 24, 2026
The Long Island Ducks and the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame have unveiled a newly renovated and expanded exhibit inside Fairfield Properties Ballpark, continuing a […]
April 21, 2026
History lives here in Suffolk County. On April 20, we proudly unveiled our eighth Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame exhibit … the latest at the Hauppauge […]
March 17, 2026
The Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame proudly unveiled its newest community exhibit at the Brentwood Public Library, celebrating Brentwood alumni and residents whose achievements have […]
February 25, 2026
Another memorable night at the ballpark … this time, keeping the memory of the Long Island Ducks hockey team alive through the Ducks baseball club. IYKYK! […]
February 7, 2026
What began as a routine leadership session quickly turned into a powerful lesson in legacy, respect, and true greatness. At first glance, some of the young […]
February 6, 2026
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame proudly announces its Class of 2026, which will be honored at an induction ceremony on May 21 at 6 p.m. […]
February 5, 2026
Sayville High School, in partnership with the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame, successfully hosted its first-ever Sports Analytics and Business Conference, bringing together nearly 100 […]
January 26, 2026
The Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce its first library exhibit, celebrating the rich sports history and legendary inductees of Brentwood. It will […]
October 21, 2025
Two baseball greats shared powerful firsthand accounts of perseverance as part of a panel discussion about the history and impact of the Negro Leagues, held at […]
October 5, 2025
Emmy Award-winning sportscaster and Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Sam Ryan brought her inspiring career journey and professional insight to students in Miller Place High School’s […]
February 8, 2018
Chuck Brown Induction Year: 1993 Category: Swimming & Diving Location: West Islip Chuck Brown coached swimming and diving at West Islip from 1957 to 1983 He […]
February 8, 2018
Cliff LaPlatney Induction Year: 1993 Location: Bay Shore Category: Coaches Clifton “Cliff” LaPlatney was born in 1905 in Gouverneur, New York, and later moved to Canton, […]
February 8, 2018
Adam Mariano Induction Year: 1993 Category: Wrestling Location: Comsewogue Graduated as the winningest wrestler in Comsewogue, and Long Island history. Crowned as a New York State […]
February 8, 2018
Harold Schwab Induction Year: 1993 Category: Track & Field Location: Centereach Harold Schwab attended Centereach High School and then University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1976. […]
February 8, 2018
Charlise Brown-Whiteside Induction Year: 1993 Category: Swimming & Diving Brown-Whiteside is the first female diver to qualify for the NYS Interscholastic event in the boys division […]
February 8, 2018
Edward “Mickey” Norton Induction Year: 1993 Category: Community Sports Location: Huntington When Huntington had no junior high school sports programs he instructed the kids in various […]
February 7, 2018
Charles H. Clark Induction Year: 1993 Category: Journalism & Media He was Newsday’s auto-racing writer for over 30 years and served as Newsday’s high school sports […]
February 7, 2018
John “Jumbo” Elliott Induction Year: 1993 Category: Football Location: Sachem Played at Sachem and attended the University of Michigan. Elliott played 14 years as an offensive tackle in […]
February 7, 2018
Michael McKillop Inducted Year: 1993 Location: Riverhead Category: Football and Athletic Director Mike McKillop was a lifelong Riverhead educator, coach, athletic administrator, community leader, and decorated […]
February 7, 2018
John F. “Jack” Foley Induction Year: 1993 Category: Athletic Director and Builder Location: Ward Melville Jack Foley was the longtime athletic director and coach in Ward […]
February 6, 2018
Bobby Wine Induction Year: 1993 Category: Baseball Location: Northport Bobby is a former shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. Born in New York City, […]