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 369
Congratulations to the current Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame Inductees, who have made major contributions to professional and amateur athletics.
As of 2022, there are 369 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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May 28, 2022
Olivia Galati Induction Year: 2022 Category: Softball Location: St. John the Baptist Olivia Galati was a prolific softball player at St. John the Baptist and Hofstra […]
March 2, 2018
Karen Dromerhauser-Velardo Induction Year: 2017 Category: Softball Location: Bay Shore She played softball at Bay Shore Hig School from 1992 to 1995. According to her coach, […]
February 15, 2018
Cathy Vayianos Induction Year: 2007 Category: Tennis, Basketball, Softball, Volleyball Location: Half Hollow Hills Cathy Vayianos coached girls’ varsity tennis, basketball, softball and volleyball and boys’ […]
February 15, 2018
Gloria Kruckel Induction Year: 2003 Category: Field hockey, Basketball, Softball and Track Location: Seton Hall From 1962 thru 1974 Gloria Kruckel coached field hockey, basketball, softball […]
February 15, 2018
Howie Heckman Induction Year: 2000 Category: Baseball and Soccer, Basketball, Softball Location: Center Moriches Howie Heckman coached boys varsity baseball and soccer at Center Moriches High […]
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 McGowan Induction Year: 2010 Category: Softball Location: Bay Shore Jim McGowan was the head coach of Bay Shore softball for more than 30 years. He […]
February 8, 2018
Kim Gwydir Induction Year: 2006 Category: Softball Location: Huntington A Huntington native, Kim Gwydir founded and organized the Long Island Chargers back in the early 1990’s, […]
February 8, 2018
Bill Edwards Induction Year: 2014 Category: Softball Location: Commack Bill Edwards spent more than 25 years as the head softball coach at Hofstra University. He retired […]
February 8, 2018
Al Desiderio Induction Year: 1997 Category: Baseball Location: Port Jefferson Al Desiderio coached at Port Jefferson High for 37 years and made the playoffs 20 times […]
February 8, 2018
Jim “Sonny” Carman Induction Year: 1994 Category: Softball Jim “Sonny” Carman was a fast-pitch pitcher for 25 years from 1940 to 1965. He competed in the […]
February 8, 2018
Charles Boccia Induction Year: 1997 Category: Softball Location: Huntington Known in Huntington as “Mr. Softball,” he organized the first softball league in 1938 between the Huntington […]
February 7, 2018
Keri Bettenhauser-Pratt Induction Year: 2008 Category: Field hockey, Basketball and Softball Location: Shoreham-Wading River Keri Bettenhauser-Pratt is a former Shoreham-Wading River three-sport athlete, starring in field […]