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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February 7, 2018
Robert Burnett Induction Year: 2001 Category: Football Location: Newfield, Middle Country Rob Burnett played football at Newfield High School and graduated in 1985. He attended Syracuse […]
February 7, 2018
Gary Lee Brown Induction Year: 2015 Category: Football Location: Brentwood Gary Lee Brown is a former NFL offensive lineman, who went to school in Brentwood and […]
February 7, 2018
Emerson Boozer Induction Year: 1996 Category: Football Location: Huntington Station Emerson Boozer did not grow up in Suffolk County, but has been a resident of Huntington […]
February 7, 2018
Tom Black Induction Year: 2000 Category: Football Location: Central Islip Black played football, baseball and basketball at Central Islip High School and graduated in 1965. Upon […]
February 7, 2018
Kevin Baugh Induction Year: 1990 Category: Football Location: Deer Park Kevin Baugh graduated from Deer Park High School in 1980 and attended Penn State from 1980-83. […]
February 7, 2018
Tracey Fuchs Induction Year: 1990 Category: Field Hockey Location: Centereach Fuchs is a former field hockey midfielder who played at Centereach High School; she graduated in […]
February 7, 2018
Keri Bettenhauser-Pratt Induction Year: 2008 Category: Field hockey, Basketball and Softball Location: Shoreham-Wading River Keri Bettenhauser-Pratt is a former Shoreham-Wading River three-sport athlete, starring in field […]
February 7, 2018
Steve Park Induction Year: 2004 Category: Auto Racing Location: East Northport Steve grew up in East Northport and was a frequent visitor to Islip Speedway, where […]
February 7, 2018
Charlie Jarzombek Induction Year: 1995 Category: Auto Racing Location: Riverhead “Charging Charlie” – Born and raised in Riverhead where his parents had a potato farm. Won […]
February 7, 2018
Fred Harbach Induction Year: 1996 Category: Auto racing Location: Huntington Station Harbach, nicknamed the “The Flying Dutchman,” was a lifelong resident of Huntington Station who started […]
February 7, 2018
Wayne Anderson Induction Year: 2006 Category: Autoracing Location: Yaphank Anderson is a NASCAR modified driver, who has more than 40 years as a competitor in the elite […]
February 7, 2018
Joe Miceli Induction Year: 1997 Category: Boxing Location: Brentwood Miceli grew up on New York’s lower east side, where in the neighborhood, the law of survival […]
February 7, 2018
James “Buddy” McGirt Induction Year: 1992 Category: Boxing Location: Brentwood McGirt is a former professional boxer who competed from 1982-1997. He was a world champion in […]
February 7, 2018
Billy Graham Induction Year: 1991 Category: Boxing Location: West Islip Billy Graham was a welterweight boxer with a professional career record of 102 wins, 15 losses, […]
February 7, 2018
Gerry Cooney Induction Year: 2005 Category: Boxing Location: Huntington Cooney was a professional boxer who grew up in Huntington. His amateur boxing career included two New […]