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!
(Long Island Ducks)
Bethpage Ballpark
(Islip)
MacArthur Airport
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May 15, 2018
Cheryl Klein-Obelar Induction Year: 2018 Category: Track & Field Location: Bellport Cheryl Klein competed at Bellport High School and the University of Houston. She won four […]
February 8, 2018
Joseph L. Cipp Jr. Induction Year: 1996 Category: Football Location: Bellport Joe Cipp Jr. was the first football coach in Bellport football history after founding the […]
February 8, 2018
Bill Batewell Induction Year: 2010 Category: Baseball Location: Sachem, Bellport Bill Batewell is a Suffolk County baseball lifer. He has been a head coach in the […]
February 7, 2018
Jim Barbanell Induction Year: 1994 Category: Journalism & Media Location: Bellport Jim Barbanell attended Bellport High School and studied journalism at New York University. He helped […]
February 7, 2018
Randy Smith Induction Year: 1990 Category: Basketball Location: Bellport Smith was a professional basketball player who set an NBA record for consecutive games played. From 1972-82, […]
February 7, 2018
David Russell Induction Year: 2004 Category: Basketball Location: Bellport David Russell played at Bellport High School from 1975-1979. One of those years were spent on the […]
February 6, 2018
Doug Wells Induction Year: 2001 Category: Baseball Location: Bellport Douglas “Doug” Wells was born and attended high school in Bellport. In his four year career, he […]