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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Bethpage Ballpark
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MacArthur Airport
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February 8, 2018
Barbara Williams Induction Year: 2011 Category: Hockey Location: Hauppauge The first female skating coach in the National Hockey League and the first woman to coach a […]
February 8, 2018
Eric Brown Induction Year: 2011 Category: Baseball Location: Longwood, Suffolk Community Eric Brown has been the head baseball coach at Suffolk Community College’s Ammerman Campus for […]
February 8, 2018
Jesse Jantzen Induction Year: 2011 Category: Wrestling Location: Shoreham-Wading River Jantzen began his wrestling career at Shoreham-Wading River H.S., where he was the first four-time state […]
February 8, 2018
Cathy Gallagher Induction Year: 2011 Category: Athletic Director Location: Smithtown Before beginning her career at Section XI, she was a physical education teacher and coach at […]
February 8, 2018
Scott Reh Induction Year: 2011 Category: Lacrosse Location: Rocky Point and Mount Sinai Older brother, by only 14 months to Jeff, Scott had his own outstanding […]
February 8, 2018
Jeff Reh Induction Year: 2011 Category: Lacrosse Location: Rocky Point Outstanding four-year starter in lacrosse and soccer at Rocky Point in the 1980s. In soccer, he […]
February 7, 2018
Don Buckley Induction Year: 2011 Category: Athletic Director Location: St. Anthony’s After teaching in Catholic High Schools in Brooklyn in the the 1960s and early 70s, […]
February 6, 2018
Jim Mecir Induction Year: 2011 Category: Baseball Location: Smithtown Jim Mecir, a Smithtown native, an American former baseball player. He played for five teams in an 11-year career, […]
February 6, 2018
Frank Catalanotto Induction Year: 2011 Category: Baseball Location: Smithtown Graduated from Smithtown East in 1992 and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round. He […]