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 369
Congratulations to the current Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame Inductees, who have made major contributions to professional and amateur athletics.
As of 2022, there are 369 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 22, 2022
Charlie Bunger Induction Year: 2022 Category: Surfing & Historic Inductee Location: Babylon Born in Brooklyn in 1941, Charlie Bunger family moved to Lindenhurst where he fell […]
May 30, 2021
Jeannette Rogers Induction Year: 2020 Location: Babylon Position: Athletic Administration & Coaching Dr. Jean Berger at Ward Melville, Ruth Gracey at Port Jefferson, Jeannette Rogers at […]
May 23, 2021
Rich Reichert Induction Year: 2020 Location: St. Anthony’s (coach) and Babylon (resident) Sport: Football The legendary St. Anthony’s High School football coach won 265 games, and […]
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 […]
May 17, 2018
Hans Wiederkehr Induction Year: 2018 Category: Football Location: Babylon, Shoreham-Wading River One of the top athletic administrators in Suffolk County for his long tenured service as […]
February 8, 2018
Joe DeLucca Induction Year: 2000 Category: Baseball Location: Babylon Joe DeLucca started his coaching and teaching career at Babylon back in 1954, where he stayed until […]
February 8, 2018
Christine Gentile Induction Year: 2007 Category: Track & Field Location: Babylon Christine Gentile ran track and cross country at Babylon High School from 1983 to 1988. During […]
February 8, 2018
Dr. Calvin Nicholas Induction Year: 1999 Category: Sports Medicine Location: Babylon Dr. Nicholas lived in Babylon from 1953 to 1987, where he had a family practice. […]
February 8, 2018
Marilyn Cross Induction Year: 1992 Category: Gymnastics Location: Babylon In 1963, Cross received her 1st rating. She then received international rating in 1970 and permanent international […]
February 7, 2018
Richard Migliore Induction Year: 1998 Category: Horse Racing Location: Babylon Migliore is a retired jockey who was born in Babylon and grew up in Sheepshead Bay. […]
February 7, 2018
The Belmont Family Induction Year: 2002 Category: Horse Racing & Historic Location: Babylon August, August Jr. and Perry Belmont resided in Babylon. August Sr. was the […]
February 7, 2018
Tom Bohrer Induction Year: 1990 Category: Boating & Nautical Location: Babylon Tom Bohrer graduated from Babylon in 1981 and Florida Institute of Technology in 1986 where […]
February 7, 2018
Glenn Vickers Induction Year: 1994 Category: Basketball Location: Babylon Glenn Vickers was inducted into the Iona College Hall of Fame following an outstanding four-year career with […]
February 7, 2018
Walter Williams Induction Year: 2015 Category: Athletic Director Location: Babylon Described as a man of integrity, character, dedication, ethics and leadership, Mr. Williams worked in the […]
February 7, 2018
Martin H. Albert Induction Year: 1998 Category: Athletic Director Location: Babylon Martin Albert was the athletic director of Babylon Schools from 1959 to 1978. Albert was […]