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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Bethpage Ballpark
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MacArthur Airport
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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
Gerry Hart Induction Year: 1997 Category: Hockey Location: Hauppauge Hart is a Canadian retired professional hockey player who played 730 games in the NHL with the […]
February 7, 2018
Clark Gillies Induction Year: 1998 Category: Hockey Location: Dix Hills Did not attend school in Suffolk County but has been a resident of Dix Hills since […]
February 7, 2018
Peter Ferraro Induction Year: 2012 Category: Hockey Location: Port Jefferson Ferraro is a former NHL hockey player. He and his identical twin brother Chris became the […]
February 7, 2018
Chris Ferraro Induction Year: 2012 Category: Hockey Location: Port Jefferson Chris Ferraro is an American retired ice hockey player who formerly played in the National Hockey League. Along with his twin […]
February 7, 2018
Buzz Deschamps Induction Year: 2010 Category: Hockey Location: Bay Shore He started playing hockey in Ontario, where he was born, with the Junior C Penetang Hurons. […]
February 7, 2018
Diane Nelson Induction Year: 2000 Category: Horse Racing Location: Sachem Nelson was a multiple graded-stakes winning jockey who attended Sachem High School and worked with horses […]
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
Harry Allen Jerkens Induction Year: 1994 Category: Horse Racing Location: Islip This horse training legend is from Islip and was named to the Thoroughbred Racing’s Hall of […]
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
Lisa Anne Jensen Ingerbretsen Induction Year: 1995 Category: Gymnastics Location: East Islip Attended East Islip High School. Granted a four-year scholarship to Penn State for gymnastics. […]
February 7, 2018
Michael Hebron Induction Year: 2001 Category: Golf Location Smithtown Hebron is the director of golf at Smithtown Landing Country Club. He has earned the title of […]
February 7, 2018
Bernie Wyatt Induction Year: 1995 Category: Football Location: Amityville Wyatt played at Amityville High School and scored 170 points at tailback in 1956, which broke Jim […]
February 7, 2018
Wesley Walker Induction Year: 2000 Category: Football Location: Kings Park Walker is a former NFL wide receiver who played for the New York Jets from 1977-89. […]
February 7, 2018
Mike Tice Induction Year: 2013 Category: Football; Coaches Location: Central Islip Tice is a retired NFL coach. He played football at Central Islip High School, graduating […]