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 8, 2018
Richard Mercurio Induction Year: 2015 Category: Lacrosse Location: Sachem (coached) and Brentwood (played) Rick Mercurio was the boys varsity lacrosse coach at Sachem from 1985 through […]
February 8, 2018
Ken Friedheim Induction Year: 2015 Category: Gymnastics Location: Sachem He served as the boys varsity gymnastics coach at Sachem High School for 37 years, beginning in […]
February 8, 2018
Fred Fusaro Induction Year: 2003 Category: Football & Coaching Location: Sachem (coached) & Huntington (resident) Fred Fusaro was the head football coach at Sachem High School […]
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
Risa Zander Induction Year: 2013 Category: Basketball; Coaches Location: Sachem Zander started her teaching and coaching career at Sachem High School in 1971. She was 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 8, 2018
Doug Shanahan Induction Year: 2014 Category: Lacrosse Location: Sachem Doug Shanahan is one of the greatest two sport athletes to ever play at Sachem as well […]
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
John “Jumbo” Elliott Induction Year: 1993 Category: Football Location: Sachem Played at Sachem and attended the University of Michigan. Elliott played 14 years as an offensive tackle in […]
February 7, 2018
Jeff Ruland Induction Year: 2013 Category: Basketball Location: Sachem Former basketball standout at Sachem High School in the late 1970’s, he was the first athlete in […]
February 7, 2018
Nicole Kaczmarski Induction Year: 2013 Category: Basketball Location: Sachem Kaczmarski was a girls’ basketball star at Sachem High School, where she graduated in 1999 and rated […]
February 7, 2018
Tom Sabatelle Induction Year: 2014 Category: Athletic Directors Location: Sachem Sabatelle started out as a physical education teacher in Sachem in 1964. He went on to […]
February 7, 2018
Dave Rothenberg Induction Year: 1996 Category: Athletic Directors Location: Sachem Dave Rothenberg made Long Island his home after moving in 1946. While teaching for the Board […]
February 6, 2018
Neal Heaton Induction Year: 1997 Category: Baseball Location: Sachem Heaton is a former MLB left-handed pitcher who played at Sachem High School and graduated in 1979. […]