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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February 7, 2018
Chris Ferraro Induction Year: 2012 Category: Hockey Location: Port Jefferson Chris Ferraro is an American retired ice hockey player who formerly played in the National Hockey League. Along with his twin […]
February 7, 2018
Buzz Deschamps Induction Year: 2010 Category: Hockey Location: Bay Shore He started playing hockey in Ontario, where he was born, with the Junior C Penetang Hurons. […]
February 7, 2018
Diane Nelson Induction Year: 2000 Category: Horse Racing Location: Sachem Nelson was a multiple graded-stakes winning jockey who attended Sachem High School and worked with horses […]
February 7, 2018
Richard Migliore Induction Year: 1998 Category: Horse Racing Location: Babylon Migliore is a retired jockey who was born in Babylon and grew up in Sheepshead Bay. […]
February 7, 2018
The Belmont Family Induction Year: 2002 Category: Horse Racing & Historic Location: Babylon August, August Jr. and Perry Belmont resided in Babylon. August Sr. was the […]
February 7, 2018
Marion Hollins Induction Year: 2002 Category: Golf Location: East Islip Born in 1892 at Meadow Farms in East Islip, Marion Hollins, one of the only female […]
February 7, 2018
Michael Hebron Induction Year: 2001 Category: Golf Location Smithtown Hebron is the director of golf at Smithtown Landing Country Club. He has earned the title of […]
February 7, 2018
Wesley Walker Induction Year: 2000 Category: Football Location: Kings Park Walker is a former NFL wide receiver who played for the New York Jets from 1977-89. […]
February 7, 2018
Mike Tice Induction Year: 2013 Category: Football; Coaches Location: Central Islip Tice is a retired NFL coach. He played football at Central Islip High School, graduating […]
February 7, 2018
Carl Smith Induction Year: 1997 Category: Football Location: Riverhead Carl Smith was an outstanding football and track star during his time at Riverhead High School. At […]
February 7, 2018
Kenny Schroy Induction Year: 2008 Category: Football Schroy is a former football player for the New York Jets. He grew up in Quakertown, Pa. and was […]
February 7, 2018
John Nitti Induction Year: 2009 Category: Football A Long Island native, he attended Westbury High School where he played baseball in addition to football in the […]
February 7, 2018
John Niland Induction Year: 1997 Category: Football Location: Amityville John Niland, an Amityville native, is a former American Football offensive guard who played for the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles in an eleven-year […]
February 7, 2018
Walt Michaels Induction Year: 1997 Category: Football Location: West Islip Michaels, who spent 34 years in professional football, lived in Suffolk while working for the Jets […]
February 7, 2018
Marty Lyons Induction Year: 2001 Category: Football Lyons is a former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for eleven seasons during the 1970s and […]