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!
(Long Island Ducks)
Bethpage Ballpark
(Islip)
MacArthur Airport
SSHOF Exhibits
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February 8, 2018
George Waldbauer Induction Year: 2000 Category: Community Sports Location: Patchogue George Waldbauer was born on February 2, 1941 and is a lifelong resident of Suffolk County. […]
February 8, 2018
Jim Plate Induction Year: 2007 Category: Basketball Location: Seton Hall, St. John the Baptist Jim Plate played football, baseball and basketball at Seton Hall High School […]
February 8, 2018
Edward “Mickey” Norton Induction Year: 1993 Category: Community Sports Location: Huntington When Huntington had no junior high school sports programs he instructed the kids in various […]
February 8, 2018
Thomas J. McAteer Induction Year: 2001 Category: Community Sports Location: West Islip McAteer is a West Islip resident who is very involved in West Islip community […]
February 7, 2018
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 […]