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 395
Congratulations to the current Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame Inductees, who have made major contributions to professional and amateur athletics.
As of 2023, there are 395 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!
(Long Island Ducks)
Bethpage Ballpark
(Islip)
MacArthur Airport
SSHOF Exhibits
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January 8, 2020
UPDATE: Due to recent events related to the international health crisis, the induction ceremony will now take place on October 1, 2020! The Suffolk Sports Hall […]
January 5, 2020
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Jim Metzger had the Suffolk chapter of the National Football Foundation named in his honor during a ceremony on Sunday, January […]
December 27, 2019
The latest Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame exhibit is now proudly on the walls at Long Island Sports & Rehabilitation Center in Holbrook, N.Y. Lois Cloud […]
December 19, 2019
Congrats to Suffolk Sports Hall of Famers Dorrie Jackson and Al Edwards, who will be inducted to the Greenport High School Athletic Hall of Fame inaugural […]
December 8, 2019
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer and basketball legend Sue Wicks owns Violet Cove Oyster Co. Check out this Newsday piece on her endeavor and passion!
December 8, 2019
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer and proud Italian-American Frank Catalonotto was honored with the first “achievement award” from the Italian American Baseball Foundation. At a ceremony […]
November 19, 2019
Another hall of fame induction for Joe Cuozzo. He is an inaugural inductee of the National Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Cuozzo, the longtime […]
November 13, 2019
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer and former Hofstra men’s lacrosse student-athlete James C. Metzger, whose generous support of Hofstra Athletics stretches back more than a decade, […]
October 7, 2019
Walter Curtis Miles Jr. Induction Year: 1998 Category: Baseball and Wrestling Location: Riverhead Walter Curtis Miles Jr. is one of the best athletes to graduate from […]
October 5, 2019
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Rob Grable passed away over the summer. He received a wonderful honor from his alma mater, Connetquot, when the football program […]
October 5, 2019
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Wayne Shierant received an incredible distinction this fall when the football field at West Islip High Shcool was named in his […]
September 22, 2019
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famers Wesley Walker and Marty Lyons have been named to the Jets All-Time team according to a fan vote. Walker played for […]
September 18, 2019
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park to his grandson, Mike, on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. This was […]
September 12, 2019
The cover story of the September issue of Social Life magazine features the generous philanthropic contributions of Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer James C. Metzger, the founder and […]
August 3, 2019
Bethpage Ballpark is a historic sporting venue in Suffolk County thanks to a new historic marker initiative by the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame. The ballpark […]