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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MacArthur Airport
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July 13, 2022
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame and Port Jefferson High School have partnered on an educational program to teach students about local sports history and provide […]
July 12, 2022
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famers Joe Spallina and Sam Apuzzo keep adding to their resumes. Spallina and Apuzzo each won gold with the U.S. Women’s Lacrosse […]
July 5, 2022
Baseball pioneer Henry Chadwick was inducted to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 2021. The Hall of Fame plaque was officially presented in Sag Harbor […]
June 16, 2022
Darrel Young Induction Year: 2022 Category: Football & Pro Sports Location: Amityville Former NFL full back with the Washington Redskins, current Director of Player Personnel with […]
June 15, 2022
Kia Wright Induction Year: 2022 Category: Basketball and Coaching Location: Copiague One of Long Island’s highest scoring girls hoops players at Copiague High School and a […]
June 14, 2022
Steve Zimmer Induction Year: 2022 Categories: Officiating and Pro Sports Location: Smithtown Longtime Smithtown resident, veteran NFL referee, including many high stakes games. 25 years as […]
June 13, 2022
Matt Senk Induction Year: 2022 Category: Baseball and Coaching Location: Stony Brook and John Glenn Longtime Stony Brook University head baseball coach with more than 880 […]
June 10, 2022
AJ Preller Induction Year: 2022 Category: Baseball and Pro Sports Location: Walt Whitman President of Baseball Operations and General Manager of San Diego Padres from Walt […]
June 9, 2022
John Pfeffer Induction Year: 2022 Category: Lacrosse, Wrestling, Gymnastics and Coaching Location: Bay Shore Inducted with wife Allison. Together they were longtime Bay Shore High School […]
June 9, 2022
Allison Pfeffer Induction Year: 2022 Category: Lacrosse, Field Hockey & Coaching Location: Bay Shore inducted along with husband, John. They were longtime Bay Shore High School […]
June 8, 2022
Joe Pellicane Induction Year: 2022 Category: Basketball & Coaching Location: North Babylon, Dowling Longtime college hoops coach with more than 540 victories; current women’s coach at […]
June 7, 2022
Tina Moon Induction Year: 2022 Category: Field hockey & Coaching Location: Centereach & Sachem One of the winningest field hockey coaches in Suffolk County history at […]
June 6, 2022
Ralph Macchio Induction Year: 2022 Category: Special Recognition & Martial Arts Location: Dix Hills & Half Hollow Hills You know him as Danny LaRusso from Miyagi-Do […]
June 2, 2022
King Van Nostrand, 87, a Babylon resident who was inducted to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 along with his family, became the leader […]
June 2, 2022
Paul Longo Induction Year: 2022 Category: Football & Coaching Location: William Floyd Suffolk County’s winningest high school football coach from William Floyd High School. In 27 […]