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!


Full list of SSHOF Inductees
June 6, 2023

McGuire, Ed

Ed McGuire Induction Year: 2023 Location: Riverhead Category: Football, Pro Sports and Sports Business A Riverhead native, Ed McGuire is in his 35th NFL season and […]
October 7, 2019

Miles Jr., Walter Curtis

Walter Curtis Miles Jr. Induction Year: 1998 Category: Baseball and Wrestling Location: Riverhead Walter Curtis Miles Jr. is one of the best athletes to graduate from […]
April 20, 2018

Flippen, Greg

Greg Flippen Induction Year: 1990 Category: Track and Field Location: Riverhead Greg Flippen attended Riverhead High School and set the New York State long jump record […]
February 8, 2018

Gilhooley, James

James Gilhooley Induction Year: 1992 Category: Track & Field & Coaches Location: Riverhead James Gilhooley coached at Riverhead from 1950 to 1976 and won two state […]
February 7, 2018

Burns, Bob

Rob Burns Induction Year: 1991 Category: Journalism & Media and Community Location: Riverhead Rob Burns attended Riverhead High School and graduated from Hobart College in 1942. He […]
February 7, 2018

Smith, Carl T.

Carl Smith Induction Year: 1997 Category: Football Location: Riverhead Carl Smith was an outstanding football and track star during his time at Riverhead High School. At […]
February 7, 2018

Danowski, “Big Ed”

Ed “Big Ed” Danowski Induction Year: 1991 Category: Football Location: Riverhead Danowski played at Riverhead and attended Fordham University where he was a football All-American in […]
February 7, 2018

Jarzombek, Charlie

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

McKillop, Michael

Michael McKillop Inducted Year: 1993 Location: Riverhead Category: Football and Athletic Director Mike Mckillop, the former Riverhead High School football coach and athletic director. With 17 […]