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 Campo Induction Year: 1995 Category: Wrestling and Football Location: Brentwood Affectionally known as “The Gov,” Campo coached wrestling and football at Brentwood High School from […]
February 8, 2018
Lou Giani Induction Year: 1995 Category: Wrestling & Coaches Location: Huntington Moved to Long Island when he was 14 years old. Began wrestling when he was […]
February 8, 2018
Artie Dromerhauser Induction Year: 1995 Category: Baseball Location: Bay Shore Dromerhauser was an outstanding three-sport athlete at Bay Shore H.S. in the 1950’s. He enjoyed careers […]
February 7, 2018
George Usher Induction Year: 1995 Category: Journalism & Media Location: Seton Hall Born in Patchogue on May 1, 1931, George Usher attended St. Francis elementary school, […]
February 7, 2018
Lisa Anne Jensen Ingerbretsen Induction Year: 1995 Category: Gymnastics Location: East Islip Attended East Islip High School. Granted a four-year scholarship to Penn State for gymnastics. […]
February 7, 2018
Bernie Wyatt Induction Year: 1995 Category: Football Location: Amityville Wyatt played at Amityville High School and scored 170 points at tailback in 1956, which broke Jim […]
February 7, 2018
Brad Rock Induction Year: 1995 Category: Football Location: Hauppauge Brad Rock attended Hauppauge High School where he starred in football, basketball, and baseball before graduating in […]
February 7, 2018
Charlie Jarzombek Induction Year: 1995 Category: Auto Racing Location: Riverhead “Charging Charlie” – Born and raised in Riverhead where his parents had a potato farm. Won […]
February 7, 2018
George Monsell Induction Year: 1995 Category: Boating and Nautical Location: Greenport George Hiram Monsell is a lifelong resident of Greenport. He received his training in sailing […]
February 7, 2018
Stan Wilcox Inducted Year: 1995 Category: Basketball Location: North Babylon Stan Wilcox, current vice president and director of athletics at Florida State, has been selected as […]
February 7, 2018
Kelly Watts Induction Year: 1995 Category: Basketball Location: Bay Shore Played at Bay Shore High School and graduated in 1982. She attended Rutgers University on full […]
February 7, 2018
Kevin Hamilton Induction Year: 1995 Category: Basketball Location: North Babylon As a standout at North Babylon and Iona College, he was drafted by the Boston Celtics […]
February 6, 2018
Tom Veryzer Induction Year: 1995 Category: Baseball Location: Islip Upon graduation from Islip High School in 1971, Veryzer was immediately drafted in the first round (eleventh […]
February 6, 2018
Paul Gibson Induction Year: 1995 Category: Baseball Location: Center Moriches Gibson is a former MLB pitcher who played at Center Moriches High School. He graduated early […]