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 30, 2018
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Neal Heaton was selected to the University of Miami’s all-time starting nine. Heaton, who was inducted to the Suffolk Sports Hall […]
May 29, 2018
In terms of field hockey, Tracey Fuchs really is the G.O.A.T. The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame inductee will be inducted to yet another hall of […]
May 27, 2018
A new content feature of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame is to produce rundowns of our inductees who have a specific connection to something relevant […]
May 20, 2018
For a number of years the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame has supported the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST). On Sunday, May 20, a number […]
May 19, 2018
Thirty one years. 600 games. 479 wins. One heck of a career for West Islip coach Scott Craig, who coached his final game on Friday, a […]
May 18, 2018
You shouldn’t be surprised by these milestones at this point. Carol Rose is a legend. The longtime Northport girls lacrosse coach reached career win No. 400 […]
May 17, 2018
Hans Wiederkehr Induction Year: 2018 Category: Football Location: Babylon, Shoreham-Wading River One of the top athletic administrators in Suffolk County for his long tenured service as […]
May 17, 2018
Clem Stancik Induction Year: 2018 Category: Tennis Location: Brentwood Clement F. Stancik was the Brentwood varsity tennis coach for 56 years from 1963-2018. He won more […]
May 17, 2018
Shannon Smith Induction Year: 2018 Category: Lacrosse Location: West Babylon Shannon Smith, a three-time first-team lacrosse All-American who is among the most decorated players in the […]
May 17, 2018
Harry Schneider Induction Year: 2018 Category: Track & Field Location: Middle Country Harry Schneider taught physical education in the Middle Country School District for 32 years. […]
May 17, 2018
You’re not imaging things, that was Section XI Executive Director Tom Combs and Assistant Executive Director Pete Blieberg announcing the Jets’ 6th round pick in this […]
May 16, 2018
Matt Ryan Induction Year: 2018 Category: Handball Location: Miller Place Simply put, Matt Ryan, a Miller Place native, is one of the greatest handball players in […]
May 15, 2018
Edward J. Morris Induction Year: 2018 Category: Hall of Fame Committee Location: Sachem Ed Morris was executive director of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame from […]
May 15, 2018
Cheryl Klein-Obelar Induction Year: 2018 Category: Track & Field Location: Bellport Cheryl Klein competed at Bellport High School and the University of Houston. She won four […]
May 15, 2018
Joseph Dooley Induction Year: 2018 Category: Football & Officials A legendary referee and official, many would say that he spent his life dedicated to the youth […]