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 7, 2018
David Russell Induction Year: 2004 Category: Basketball Location: Bellport David Russell played at Bellport High School from 1975-1979. One of those years were spent on the […]
February 7, 2018
Jeff Ruland Induction Year: 2013 Category: Basketball Location: Sachem Former basketball standout at Sachem High School in the late 1970’s, he was the first athlete in […]
February 7, 2018
Dick McGuire Category: Basketball Location: Huntington Induction Year: 1994 McGuire spent eleven seasons in the NBA (1949-60) and was one of the premier guards of the […]
February 7, 2018
Brendan McCann Induction Year: 1999 Category: Basketball/Coach Location: North Babylon Brendan McCann is an American former professional basketball player. McCann was selected in the 1957 NBA Draft (first round, fifth […]
February 7, 2018
John C. Lotz Induction Year: 1996 Category: Basketball Location: Northport Graduated in 1953 from Northport High School and later played on a championship team at East […]
February 7, 2018
Mitch Kupchak Induction Year: 1990 Category: Basketball Location: Brentwoood A star at Brentwood High School, Mitch Kupchak was one of the original inductees of the Suffolk […]
February 7, 2018
Toby Knight Induction Year: 1992 Category: Basketball Location: Port Jefferson Knight is a former basketball player who played professionally for the New York Knicks. Born in […]
February 7, 2018
Nicole Kaczmarski Induction Year: 2013 Category: Basketball Location: Sachem Kaczmarski was a girls’ basketball star at Sachem High School, where she graduated in 1999 and rated […]
February 7, 2018
Mike James Induction Year: 2005 Category: Basketball Location: Amityville James is a retired professional basketball player who played at Amityville High School. He had the most […]
February 7, 2018
Floretta “Flo” Jackson Induction Year: 1996 Category: Basketball Location: Wyandanch A Wyandanch High School alum from the Class of 1983, Floretta also graduated from James Madison […]
February 7, 2018
Kevin Hamilton Induction Year: 1995 Category: Basketball Location: North Babylon As a standout at North Babylon and Iona College, he was drafted by the Boston Celtics […]
February 7, 2018
Tom Gugliotta Induction Year: 1994 Category: Basketball Location: Walt Whitman Gugliotta attended Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station and graduated from North Carolina State University. […]
February 7, 2018
Kevin Foley Induction Year: 1994 Category: Basketball Location: Seton Hall & Suffolk Community College A long time Long Island resident, Kevin Foley graduated from Seton Hall […]
February 7, 2018
Al Edwards Induction Year: 1990 Category: Basketball Location: Greenport Edwards graduated from Greenport High School in 1972 as the leading scorer with 2,117 points over his […]
February 7, 2018
Adrina Crichlow Induction Year: 1997 Category: Basketball Location: Wyandanch Crichlow graduated in 1985 from Wyandanch before attending North Carolina State on a basketball scholarship.