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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February 6, 2018
Doug Wells Induction Year: 2001 Category: Baseball Location: Bellport Douglas “Doug” Wells was born and attended high school in Bellport. In his four year career, he […]
February 6, 2018
John Montgomery Ward Induction Year: 2000 Category: Baseball Location: Babylon Ward played Major League Baseball in the 1800s and was a pitcher, shortstop, second baseman, and […]
February 6, 2018
Frank Tepedino Induction Year: 2004 Category: Baseball Born in Brooklyn, Frank grew up playing sandlot ball. On June 8, 1965, he was drafted by the Baltimore […]
February 6, 2018
Gerry Smith Induction Year: 2000 Category: Baseball Location: Kings Park Gerry Smith played basketball and baseball at Kings Park High School and graduated in 1950. During […]
February 6, 2018
Rick Schmidt Induction Year: 2004 Category: Baseball Location: Hauppauge He was a three-sport athlete in baseball, soccer and basketball in the early 1960’s where he earned […]
February 6, 2018
Jeff Schaefer Induction Year: 2010 Category: Baseball Location: Patchogue-Medford He played at Patchogue-Medford H.S. where he graduated in 1979. He was recruited by the University of […]
February 6, 2018
Keith Osik Induction Year: 2008 Category: Baseball Location: Shoreham-Wading River Osik is a former major league baseball catcher, who started his career at Shoreham/Wading River high […]
February 6, 2018
Jim Mecir Induction Year: 2011 Category: Baseball Location: Smithtown Jim Mecir, a Smithtown native, an American former baseball player. He played for five teams in an 11-year career, […]
February 6, 2018
Bill Ketcham Induction Year: 2000 Category: Baseball Location: Northport Ketcham played at Northport High School and graduated in 1945, going on to join the Navy during […]
February 6, 2018
Bob Kaczynski Induction Year: 1997 Category: Baseball Location: Bay Shore Bob Kaczynski spent his time as a three sport athlete during his four years at Bay […]
February 6, 2018
Neal Heaton Induction Year: 1997 Category: Baseball Location: Sachem Heaton is a former MLB left-handed pitcher who played at Sachem High School and graduated in 1979. […]
February 6, 2018
Pete Harnisch Induction Year: 2009 Category: Baseball Location: Commack Harnisch began his baseball career at Commack High School back in the 1980s, where he was a […]
February 6, 2018
John Habyan Induction Year: 2005 Category: Baseball Location: St. John the Baptist Habyan, a former Major League baseball player, graduated from St. John the Baptist H.S. […]
February 6, 2018
Rob Grable Induction Year: 2015 Category: Baseball Location: Connetquot A three-sport athlete at Connetquot, he was All-County in football, basketball and baseball. It was on the […]
February 6, 2018
Tom Giordano Induction Year: 1997 Category: Baseball & Athletic Directors Location: Copiague (AD), Amityville (resident) Tom Giordano was a longtime baseball executive who made his home […]