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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March 2, 2018
Brent Ziegler Induction Year: 2017 Category: Football Location: West Islip Brent Ziegler is a graduate of West Islip High School where he played football and lacrosse. In […]
March 2, 2018
Gene Heeter Induction Year: 2016 Category: Football and Pro Resident Location: Lake Grove, N.Y. Gene Heeter will always be known for scoring the first touchdown at […]
March 2, 2018
Chuck Downey Induction Year: 2016 Category: Football Location: Deer Park After a successful career in three sports -football, wrestling and lacrosse – at Deer Park High […]
March 2, 2018
Tom Combs Induction Year: 2016 Category: Athletic Director and Football Location: Smithtown, Harborfields and Patchogue-Medford Before starting his coaching career, Tom Combs was an outstanding athlete […]
February 15, 2018
Joe Patrovich Induction Year: 2010 Category: Wrestling and Football Location: Islip Joe Patrovich as coached football and wrestling in Suffolk County and serves as the head […]
February 15, 2018
Sal Ciampi Induction Year: 1994 Category: Baseball and Football Location: East Islip Sal Ciampi is a legendary baseball and football coach from Suffolk County winning numerous […]
February 15, 2018
Joe Campo Induction Year: 1995 Category: Wrestling and Football Location: Brentwood Affectionally known as “The Gov,” Campo coached wrestling and football at Brentwood High School from […]
February 8, 2018
John Tice Induction Year: 2013 Category: Football Location: Central Islip John Tice played football at Central Islip High School and at the University of Maryland. He […]
February 8, 2018
Wayne Shierant Induction Year: 2001 Category: Football, Coaches Location: West Islip Shierant was the head football coach at West Islip High School from 1981-95. He was […]
February 8, 2018
Henry Read Induction Year: 1990 Category: Football, Coaches Location: Seton Hall Henry Read was the winningest football coach in Suffolk County history (176) until 2000 when […]
February 8, 2018
George O’Leary Induction Year: 2001 Category: Football, Coach Location: Central Islip George O’Leary is one of the most well-known coaches to ever come from Long Island. […]
February 8, 2018
Cliff LaPlatney Induction Year: 1993 Location: Bay Shore Category: Coaches Clifton “Cliff” LaPlatney was born in 1905 in Gouverneur, New York and later moved to Canton, […]
February 8, 2018
Dorrie Jackson Induction Year: 1994 Category: Football Location: Greenport Head football coach at Greenport High School from 1951 thru 1978. His record was 148-43-7, even though […]
February 8, 2018
Thomas A. Howard Induction Year: 2010 Category: Football & Coaches Location: Bay Shore Howard began his football coaching career at West Babylon High School in 1971 […]
February 8, 2018
Lou Howard Induction Year: 1991 Category: Football & Coaches Location: Amityville Howard was the head football coach at Amityville Memorial High School from 1951 thru 1966, […]