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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June 1, 2023
Joe Grady Induction year: 2023 Location: Bay Shore Category: Officials The Bay Shore native was one of the longest-serving officials in Section XI history. He finished […]
May 28, 2023
Joe Donnelly Induction Year: 2023 Location: Huntington Category: Journalism, Baseball and Officials Initially, a general assignment reporter at the World-Telegram & Sun, Joseph T. Donnelly became […]
June 14, 2022
Steve Zimmer Induction Year: 2022 Categories: Officiating and Pro Sports Location: Smithtown Longtime Smithtown resident, veteran NFL referee, including many high stakes games. 25 years as […]
May 15, 2018
Joseph Dooley Induction Year: 2018 Category: Football & Officials A legendary referee and official, many would say that he spent his life dedicated to the youth […]
February 15, 2018
Marge Auster Induction Year: 1990 Category: Multiple sports and officiating Location: Southampton Auster coached six sports at Southampton High School – field hockey, basketball, volleyball, softball, […]
February 8, 2018
Jim Sullivan Induction Year: 1990 Category: Officiating Spent 60 years officiating basketball and umpiring baseball. As a basketball official he worked everything from youth leagues to […]
February 8, 2018
Bill Shelley Induction Year: 2004 Category: Track & Field Location: Holbrook Before beginning his career an official in the 1960s, Shelley was an outstanding runner in […]
February 8, 2018
Patricia Habers Induction Year: 2009 Category: Officials Location: Kings Park Habers has held a state rating in officiating for over 30 years particularly in the sport […]
February 8, 2018
Art Figliozzi Induction Year: 1997 Category: Basketball, Officials & HOF Builders Location: Commack Charter Member of the IABO, where he served as an interpreter for over […]
February 8, 2018
Phyllis Deveney Induction Year: 2008 Category: Basketball Location: Port Jefferson Deveney resides in Port Jefferson and had a 30-year career as a basketball official. She is […]
February 8, 2018
Guy “Butch” Dellecave Induction Year: 1998 Category: Basketball & HOF Builder Location: Smithtown Founder of Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame. One of Suffolk County’s top rated […]
February 8, 2018
Mickey Crowley Induction Year: 2002 Category: Basketball Location: Holbrook Crowley resides in Holbrook. He began his basketball officiating career back in 1957 and officially retired in […]
February 8, 2018
Marilyn Cross Induction Year: 1992 Category: Gymnastics Location: Babylon In 1963, Cross received her 1st rating. She then received international rating in 1970 and permanent international […]
February 8, 2018
Harry Bjerke Induction Year: 2006 Category: Gymnastics and Officials Location: Lindenhurst Bjerke was an official at the national and inter-national levels for over 30 years. He […]
February 7, 2018
Jim Dietz Induction Year: 1996 Category: Football Location: Sayville Dietz played at Sayville H.S., graduated in 1966. He attended East Texas State University on full scholarship […]