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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Bethpage Ballpark
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MacArthur Airport
SSHOF Exhibits
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February 6, 2018
Bob Kaczynski Induction Year: 1997 Category: Baseball Location: Bay Shore Bob Kaczynski spent his time as a three sport athlete during his four years at Bay […]
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. […]
February 6, 2018
Bud Harrelson Induction Year: 1992 Category: Baseball Location: Hauppauge Harrelson is a former MLB shortstop, and is currently a coach and part-owner of the Long Island […]
February 6, 2018
Pete Harnisch Induction Year: 2009 Category: Baseball Location: Commack Harnisch began his baseball career at Commack High School back in the 1980s, where he was a […]
February 6, 2018
John Habyan Induction Year: 2005 Category: Baseball Location: St. John the Baptist Habyan, a former Major League baseball player, graduated from St. John the Baptist H.S. […]
February 6, 2018
Rob Grable Induction Year: 2015 Category: Baseball Location: Connetquot A three-sport athlete at Connetquot, he was All-County in football, basketball and baseball. It was on the […]
February 6, 2018
Tom Giordano Induction Year: 1997 Category: Baseball & Athletic Directors Location: Copiague (AD), Amityville (resident) Tom Giordano was a longtime baseball executive who made his home […]
February 6, 2018
Paul Gibson Induction Year: 1995 Category: Baseball Location: Center Moriches Gibson is a former MLB pitcher who played at Center Moriches High School. He graduated early […]
February 6, 2018
Charles Forte Induction Year: 1990 Category: Baseball Location: Huntington Charles Forte graduated from Huntington High School in 1956. He attended Wake Forest and signed with the […]
February 6, 2018
Justin Davies Induction Year: 2007 Category: Baseball Location: Babylon Davies is a former outfielder for the Long Island Ducks who grew up in West Babylon. He […]
February 6, 2018
John D. Curtis II Induction Year: 1992 Category: Baseball Location: Smithtown Curtis played at Smithtown High School and graduated in 1966 before attending Clemson University. He […]
February 6, 2018
Bob Chipman Induction Year: 2006 Category: Baseball Location: Northport Bob Chipman was left-handed baseball pitcher from 1941-52. In his dozen seasons in Major League Baseball, he […]
February 6, 2018
Frank Catalanotto Induction Year: 2011 Category: Baseball Location: Smithtown Graduated from Smithtown East in 1992 and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round. He […]
February 6, 2018
Fred Cambria Induction Year: 2014 Category: Baseball Location: Northport Fred Cambria is a retired American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in six Major League games — five as a starting pitcher — […]
February 6, 2018
Sal Butera Induction Year: 2002 Category: Baseball Location: Connetquot Sal Butera graduated from Connetquot High School in 1970 and Suffolk Community College in 1972. Signed by […]