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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June 7, 2023
Tim Melia Induction year: 2023 Location: East Islip Category: Soccer and Pro Sports An East Islip native, Tim Melia is a professional goalkeeper for Sporting Kansas […]
June 6, 2023
Ed McGuire Induction Year: 2023 Location: Riverhead Category: Football, Pro Sports and Sports Business A Riverhead native, Ed McGuire is in his 35th NFL season and […]
June 5, 2023
Chris La Morte Induction year: 2023 Location: Sachem Category: Gymnastics Arguably the greatest to ever compete on the rings in New York State after staring at […]
June 2, 2023
Pat LaFontaine Induction year: 2023 Location: Huntington Category: Hockey & Pro Sports The longtime Town of Huntington resident is a Hockey Hall of Famer. He participates […]
June 1, 2023
Joe Grady Induction year: 2023 Location: Bay Shore Category: Officials The Bay Shore native was one of the longest-serving officials in Section XI history. He finished […]
May 31, 2023
Ryan Flanagan Induction year: 2023 Location: West Islip Category: Lacrosse, Pro Athlete A West Islip native, Ryan Flanagan was a three-time All-American and NCAA Defenseman of […]
May 30, 2023
Dawn Ellerbe Induction Year: 2023 Location: Central Islip Category: Track and field, Olympian and Athletic Director A Central Islip native, Dawn Ellerbe specialized in the hammer […]
May 28, 2023
Joe Donnelly Induction Year: 2023 Location: Huntington Category: Journalism, Baseball and Officials Initially, a general assignment reporter at the World-Telegram & Sun, Joseph T. Donnelly became […]
May 27, 2023
Mike Bowler Induction Year: 2023 Location: Rocky Point Category: Lacrosse and Coaching Mike Bowler was the head coach of Rocky Point Lacrosse for 48 years. He […]
May 25, 2023
Angel Athenas Induction Year: 2023 Location: West Islip Category: Special Olympics and Weightlifting Angel Athenas is one of the top powerlifters in America and holds every […]
May 24, 2023
Carl Adams Induction Year: 2023 Sport: Wrestling Location: Brentwood Brentwood’s first New York State wrestling champion in 1968, Carl Adams had a lifetime of success on […]
June 16, 2022
Darrel Young Induction Year: 2022 Category: Football & Pro Sports Location: Amityville Former NFL full back with the Washington Redskins, current Director of Player Personnel with […]
June 15, 2022
Kia Wright Induction Year: 2022 Category: Basketball and Coaching Location: Copiague One of Long Island’s highest scoring girls hoops players at Copiague High School and a […]
June 14, 2022
Steve Zimmer Induction Year: 2022 Categories: Officiating and Pro Sports Location: Smithtown Longtime Smithtown resident, veteran NFL referee, including many high stakes games. 25 years as […]
June 13, 2022
Matt Senk Induction Year: 2022 Category: Baseball and Coaching Location: Stony Brook and John Glenn Longtime Stony Brook University head baseball coach with more than 880 […]