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 369


Congratulations to the current Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame Inductees, who have made major contributions to professional and amateur athletics.

As of 2022, there are 369 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, 2022

Macchio, Ralph

Ralph Macchio Induction Year: 2022 Category: Special Recognition & Martial Arts Location: Dix Hills & Half Hollow Hills You know him as Danny LaRusso from Miyagi-Do […]
May 22, 2022

Bunger, Charlie

Charlie Bunger Induction Year: 2022 Category: Surfing & Historic Inductee Location: Babylon Born in Brooklyn in 1941, Charlie Bunger family moved to Lindenhurst where he fell […]
May 19, 2021

Chadwick, Henry

Henry Chadwick Induction Year: 2020 Location: Sag Harbor Sport: Baseball The 2020 Historic Inductee is known as the “Father of Baseball” and called Sag Harbor his […]
May 19, 2021

DiStefano, Matthew “Dezy”

Matthew “Dezy” DiStefano Induction Year: 2020 Location: Sachem Sport: Volleyball   Sachem volleyball coach turned motivational speaker and cancer fighting advocate, Matthew “Dezy” DiStefano suffered from […]
May 18, 2021

Cutinella, Thomas

Thomas Cutinella Induction Year: Class of 2020 Location: Shoreham-Wading River Sport: Football   Thomas Cutinella was a Shoreham-Wading River High School student who cared deeply for […]
June 12, 2019

Ward Melville Boys Lacrosse

Ward Melville Boys Lacrosse Induction Year: 2019 Category: Lacrosse / Special Recognition  Location: Ward Melville The Ward Melville boys lacrosse program is one of the most […]
June 10, 2019

Feis, Aaron

Aaron Feis Induction Year: 2019 Category: Special Recognition Location: West Islip Aaron Feis is originally from West Islip, N.Y. and relocated with his family to Florida […]
June 9, 2019

New York Cuban Giants

New York Cuban Giants Induction Year: 2019 Category: Baseball Location: Babylon The Cuban Giants were the first African-American professional baseball club. They are the first “Historic Recognition” inductee of the […]
February 7, 2018

Belmont Family

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

Hollins, Marion

Marion Hollins Induction Year: 2002 Category: Golf Location: East Islip Born in 1892 at Meadow Farms in East Islip, Marion Hollins, one of the only female […]
February 6, 2018

Montgomery Ward, John

John Montgomery Ward Induction Year: 2000 Category: Baseball Location: Babylon Ward played Major League Baseball in the 1800s and was a pitcher, shortstop, second baseman, and […]