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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Bethpage Ballpark
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MacArthur Airport
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February 7, 2018
Emerson Boozer Induction Year: 1996 Category: Football Location: Huntington Station Emerson Boozer did not grow up in Suffolk County, but has been a resident of Huntington […]
February 7, 2018
Tom Black Induction Year: 2000 Category: Football Location: Central Islip Black played football, baseball and basketball at Central Islip High School and graduated in 1965. Upon […]
February 7, 2018
Steve Park Induction Year: 2004 Category: Auto Racing Location: East Northport Steve grew up in East Northport and was a frequent visitor to Islip Speedway, where […]
February 7, 2018
Billy Graham Induction Year: 1991 Category: Boxing Location: West Islip Billy Graham was a welterweight boxer with a professional career record of 102 wins, 15 losses, […]
February 7, 2018
Gerry Cooney Induction Year: 2005 Category: Boxing Location: Huntington Cooney was a professional boxer who grew up in Huntington. His amateur boxing career included two New […]
February 7, 2018
Sue Wicks Induction Year: 1991 Category: Basketball Location: Center Moriches Wicks played at Center Moriches High School. She played for Rutgers University from 1984-88 and was […]
February 7, 2018
Clarence “Foots” Walker Induction Year: 1991 Category: Basketball Location: Southampton Clarence “Foots” Walker was a dominating force on the basketball court at Southampton High School. He […]
February 7, 2018
Randy Smith Induction Year: 1990 Category: Basketball Location: Bellport Smith was a professional basketball player who set an NBA record for consecutive games played. From 1972-82, […]
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
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
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
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. […]