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!
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May 15, 2018
Stephen Bowen Induction Year: 2018 Category: Football Location: Half Hollow Hills Stephen Bowen, a Half Hollow Hills West graduate, spent 10 seasons in the NFL; five […]
May 13, 2018
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2018 was formally inducted on May 10 at Watermill Caterers. Congratulations to the following individuals and organizations: The Suffolk […]
May 7, 2018
Earlier this spring the Half Hollow Hills Central School District paid tribute to Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer, Lt. Ray Enners, with “Ray Enners Day” for […]
April 28, 2018
You’re all familiar with names like Boomer Esiason and Jumbo Elliott. You probably know Rob Burnett and Melvin Fowler. But did you know legendary Comsewogue coach […]
April 18, 2018
There’s nothing like being honored by your community. Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Nick Garone received the honor of being inducted to his alma mater’s Patchogue-Medford […]
April 16, 2018
Mitch Kupchak, an original inductee of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 1990, has been named as the new General Manager of the Charlotte Hornets. […]
April 10, 2018
Brentwood High School recently hosted the first Bob Hoppey High School Lacrosse Classic. This particular day was about honoring the memory of the late great Hall […]
April 1, 2018
With every major sporting event there are major ties to Suffolk County. As we head into the NCAA championships for mens and women’s basketball, we dove […]
March 28, 2018
It’s been 50 years since Foots Walker led Southampton on a magical stretch of basketball victories in Suffolk County. Walker, who went on to play in […]
March 21, 2018
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame honors a person of the year at its annual golf outing. 2005: Joe Caracappa, Suffolk County Legislator 2006: Bill Lindsay, […]
March 2, 2018
Peter Blieberg Induction Year: 2017 Category: Athletic Director and Football Location: Kings Park, East Islip and Sachem Pete Blieberg was a longtime athletic director at Kings […]
March 2, 2018
Linda Nicosia-Detlefsen Induction Year: 2017 Category: Track & Field Location: Sachem Linda attended Sachem High School and graduated in 1980. She was the first female in […]
March 2, 2018
John Pacella Induction Year: 2017 Category: Baseball Location: Connetquot John Pacella attended Connetquot High School where he pitched for the baseball team with a record of […]
March 2, 2018
Brent Ziegler Induction Year: 2017 Category: Football Location: West Islip Brent Ziegler is a graduate of West Islip High School where he played football and lacrosse. In […]
March 2, 2018
Ray Searage Induction Year: 2017 Category: Baseball Location: Deer Park Searage got his start as a baseball player at Deer Park High School and went on […]