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 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 […]
June 9, 2022
Allison Pfeffer Induction Year: 2022 Category: Lacrosse, Field Hockey & Coaching Location: Bay Shore inducted along with husband, John. They were longtime Bay Shore High School […]
May 28, 2021
Andy Slawson Induction Year: 2020 Location: Bay Shore Role: Journalism/Media Andy Slawson, a Bay Shore native, is best known for his decades of service to high […]
June 4, 2019
Guy Leggio Induction Year: 2019 Category: Wrestling, Coaching Location: East Islip, Bay Shore Longtime East Islip wrestling coach Guy Leggio was inducted to the Suffolk […]
March 2, 2018
Karen Dromerhauser-Velardo Induction Year: 2017 Category: Softball Location: Bay Shore She played softball at Bay Shore Hig School from 1992 to 1995. According to her coach, […]
February 8, 2018
Steve Borbet Induction Year: 2017 Category: Track and Field Location: Bay Shore Borbet has been the head girls’ track and field coach at Bay Shore High […]
February 8, 2018
Jim McGowan Induction Year: 2010 Category: Softball Location: Bay Shore Jim McGowan was the head coach of Bay Shore softball for more than 30 years. He […]
February 8, 2018
Cliff LaPlatney Induction Year: 1993 Location: Bay Shore Category: Coaches Clifton “Cliff” LaPlatney was born in 1905 in Gouverneur, New York and later moved to Canton, […]
February 8, 2018
Thomas A. Howard Induction Year: 2010 Category: Football & Coaches Location: Bay Shore Howard began his football coaching career at West Babylon High School in 1971 […]
February 8, 2018
Joe Erickson Induction Year: 1999 Category: Football Location: Bay Shore Born and raised in Bay Shore, he was a member of the Class of 1942 and […]
February 8, 2018
Ralph Elliott Induction Year: 1990 Category: Basketball Location: Bay Shore Elliott coached basketball at Bay Shore High School from 1930-54; his record was 272-121. He was […]
February 8, 2018
Jumper Leggio Induction Year: 1999 Category: Wrestling Location: Bay Shore Goombatista “Jumper” Leggio was born and raised in Bay Shore. Jumper started wrestling in 1946 when […]
February 8, 2018
Tom Dietz Induction Year: 2002 Category: Track & Field Location: Bay Shore & Newfield Dietz is a graduate of Newfield High School who has participated in […]
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
Joe Fanelli Induction Year: 1992 Category: Journalism & Media Location: Bay Shore Fanelli attended Bay Shore High School. He spent nearly 40 years in the weekly […]