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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October 18, 2023
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame placed its fourth historical marker at the location where Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig played a barnstorming game in Lindenhurst […]
June 25, 2023
Julia Smit Induction year: 2023 Location: Mount Sinai Category: Swimming, Olympian Julia Smit is a Mount Sinai native and two-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder […]
June 25, 2023
John Scully Induction Year: 2023 Location: Holy Family, Huntington Category: Football & Pro Sports A Huntington native and Holy Family alum, John Scully is a former […]
June 24, 2023
Mike Komisarek Induction Year: 2023 Location: West Islip Category: Hockey, Pro Sports A West Islip native, Mike Komisarek played 551 games from 2002 through 2014. He spent […]
June 23, 2023
Pat Kirwan Induction Year: 2023 Location: St. Anthony’s Category: Football, Media, Coaching, Pro Sports A multi-disciplined inductee, Pat Kirwan was a player and coach at St. […]
June 22, 2023
Chris Higgins Induction Year: 2023 Location: Smithtown Category: NHL & Pro Sports Smithtown native Chris Higgins played 711 NHL games from 2003 through 2016. He scored […]
June 21, 2023
Ross Gload Induction Year: 2023 Location: East Hampton Category: Baseball and Pro Sports A 10-year MLB veteran who played for Cubs, Rockies, White Sox, Royals, Marlins, […]
June 20, 2023
Constantine Ricci Induction Year: 2023 Category: Baseball and Historic Recognition Constantine Ricci was a semi-professional baseball player on Long Island during the regional sport’s mid-twentieth century […]
June 16, 2023
Ralph “Sammy” Bunn Induction Year: 2023 Category: Baseball and Historic Ralph “Sammy” Bunn was a starting pitcher on Long Island’s semi-pro baseball circuit in the mid-twentieth […]
June 14, 2023
Carlton Hubbie Edwards Induction Year: 2023 Location: Setauket Category: Baseball and Historic Recognition Carlton “Hubbie” Edwards was a starting pitcher on Long Island’s semi-pro baseball circuit […]
June 13, 2023
Missy Wassell Foote Induction Year: 2023 Location: Ward Melville Category: Lacrosse & Coaching As the head women’s lacrosse coach at Middlebury College from 1978 through 2015, […]
June 12, 2023
Justin Turri Induction Year: 2023 Location: West Islip Category: Lacrosse & Coaching A former West Islip standout, Justin Turri was a four-year starter at Duke and […]
June 11, 2023
Jen Sabatelle Induction Year: 2023 Location: Shoreham-Wading River Category: Media and Sports Business A Shoreham-Wading River High School alumnus, Jen Sabatelle is the EVP of Communications […]
June 9, 2023
Ralph Napolitano Induction Year: 2023 Location: Brentwood Category: Wrestling and Coaching Longtime Brentwood wrestling coach with more than 300 wins is one of the winningest active […]
June 8, 2023
Tom Migliozzi Induction year: 2023 Location: Deer Park and Half Hollow Hills Category: Baseball and Coaching The head baseball coach at Half Hollow Hills West, Tom […]