John F. “Jack” Foley

Induction Year: 1993

Category: Athletic Director and Builder

Location: Ward Melville

Jack Foley was the longtime athletic director and coach in Ward Melville Schools, serving in the post from 1965 to 1990. He is also one of the founding fathers of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame.

He is also an inductee of the NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame, the National Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame and the Ward Melville Athletics Hall of Fame. He also served as president of Section XI, the governing body of high school sports in Suffolk County.

Foley died at the age of 76 in 2009.

His son is WWE Hall of Famer, Mick Foley, and also an inductee of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame.