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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Bethpage Ballpark
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MacArthur Airport
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May 13, 2021
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame ceremony for the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 was held virtually via Facebook Live on May 12, 2021. […]
May 11, 2021
Congratulations to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020 and Class of 2021! This year’s induction ceremony is virtual and so is our program. […]
April 21, 2021
We are deeply saddened about the loss of Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer and Hofstra legend Bill Thieben. The 1991 inductee is a Sayville basketball legend, […]
April 6, 2021
Normally we’d have our inductee press conference in person at Watermill, but we did that virtually today on Zoom. Even on screens, the thoughtful commentary from […]
March 15, 2021
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame induction for the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 will be held virtually via Facebook Live on May 12 […]
March 6, 2021
It didn’t take a 60th anniversary for us to tell you that Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer John Niland is one of the greatest Cowboys of […]
February 21, 2021
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame has formally nominated hockey legend Val James for induction to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. James is being inducted to […]
January 27, 2021
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame is officially announcing its Class of 2021. Nine individuals have earned induction with enough votes granted by the selection committee. […]
January 22, 2021
Bill Batewell, one of the winningest coaches in Long Island baseball history, has passed away. He was 79. Batewell, who recorded 452 wins at Sachem and […]
January 20, 2021
Legendary wrestling coach and Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Lou Giani has passed away. He was 86. Giani, who only began wrestling when he was 17, […]
January 15, 2021
During some of the downtime during the pandemic, the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame has been working with Art Guild Inc on an idea to help […]
January 11, 2021
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Rich Cimini has been named New York State Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Nominated and voted […]
December 22, 2020
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Harold Cooley passed away on December 18, 2020. He was 66. The legendary bowling coach from East Islip was inducted to […]
December 16, 2020
Legendary Connetquot baseball coach and Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Bob Ambrosini passed away in December 2020. The 2002 inductee retired with 602 career wins as […]
November 19, 2020
The Golf Channel ran a feature on East Islip native Marion Hollins with a perfect headline “With hall of fame induction, may we never again forget […]