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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May 17, 2021
Kim Barnes Arico Induction Year: 2020 Location: William Floyd Sport: Basketball William Floyd alumnus Kim Barnes Arico is the head women’s basketball coach at the University […]
May 17, 2021
Kenny Atkinson Induction Year: 2020 Location: Northport Sport: Basketball Northport native Kenny Atkinson is an NBA coach. He was the head coach of the Nets, and […]
May 15, 2021
Sal Agostinelli Induction Year: 2020 Location: Kings Park Sport: Baseball Sal Agostinelli of Kings Park, N.Y. has served many roles in professional baseball. He played in […]
May 15, 2021
Louis J. Acompora Induction Year: 2020 Location: Northport Sport: Lacrosse Louis J. Acompora of Northport, N.Y. died on March 25, 2000 from a blow to his […]
October 8, 2019
Patrick Peterson Induction Year: 1994 Category: Running Location: Islip Pat Petersen, also a member of the Farmingdale State Athletic Hall of Fame who had three top-four […]
October 7, 2019
Walter Curtis Miles Jr. Induction Year: 1998 Category: Baseball and Wrestling Location: Riverhead Walter Curtis Miles Jr. is one of the best athletes to graduate from […]
June 23, 2019
Sam Kornhauser Induction Year: 2019 Category: Football & Coaching Location: Stony Brook Sam Kornhauser was the first football coach at Stony Brook University and saw […]
June 19, 2019
Jerry Figgiani Induction Year: 2019 Category: Martial Arts Location: Sachem Jerry Figgiani is a world renowned martial arts expert, instructor, author and motivational speaker He […]
June 18, 2019
Scott J. Beigel Induction Year: 2019 Category: Track & Field, Coaching and Special Recognition Location: Half Hollow Hills Scott J. Beigel, a Dix Hills native, died […]
June 13, 2019
William Kropp Induction Year: 2019 Category: Volleyball & Coaches Location: Sachem Bill Kropp is the winningest volleyball coach in New York State history. He was inducted […]
June 12, 2019
Ward Melville Boys Lacrosse Induction Year: 2019 Category: Lacrosse / Special Recognition Location: Ward Melville The Ward Melville boys lacrosse program is one of the most […]
June 11, 2019
Gary Bettman Induction Year: 2019 Category: Hockey Location: Dix Hills Gary Bettman, the Commissioner of the National Hockey League, was inducted to the Suffolk Sports Hall […]
June 11, 2019
Boomer Esiason Induction Year: 1990 Category: Football Location: East Islip Played at East Islip H.S. Attended the University of Maryland. He was an NFL veteran quarterback […]
June 10, 2019
Aaron Feis Induction Year: 2019 Category: Special Recognition Location: West Islip Aaron Feis is originally from West Islip, N.Y. and relocated with his family to Florida […]
June 9, 2019
New York Cuban Giants Induction Year: 2019 Category: Baseball Location: Babylon The Cuban Giants were the first African-American professional baseball club. They are the first “Historic Recognition” inductee of the […]