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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February 8, 2018
Ken Friedheim Induction Year: 2015 Category: Gymnastics Location: Sachem He served as the boys varsity gymnastics coach at Sachem High School for 37 years, beginning in […]
February 8, 2018
Tony Gamboli Induction Year: 2006 Category: Golf & Coaches Location: Sayville Gamboli has been the golf coach at Sayville High School for 40 years. Since taking […]
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, […]
February 8, 2018
D.J. Goldstein Induction Year: 2000 Category: Football Location: Central Islip Goldstein was the head football coach at Central Islip High School from 1959 thru 1974. The […]
February 8, 2018
Joe Gardi Induction Year: 2000 Category: Football & Coaches Location: Sayville Most notable for being the head football coach at Hofstra University from 1990 to 2005, […]
February 8, 2018
Fred Fusaro Induction Year: 2003 Category: Football & Coaching Location: Sachem (coached) & Huntington (resident) Fred Fusaro was the head football coach at Sachem High School […]
February 8, 2018
Joe Erickson Induction Year: 1999 Category: Football Location: Bay Shore Born and raised in Bay Shore, he was a member of the Class of 1942 and […]
February 8, 2018
Joseph L. Cipp Jr. Induction Year: 1996 Category: Football Location: Bellport Joe Cipp Jr. was the first football coach in Bellport football history after founding the […]