Longtime Newsday sportswriter Bob Herzog was the latest guest speaker in the educational partnership between the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame and Port Jefferson High School’s sports history class.

Herzog, who was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 2015, spent 42 years at Newsday covering all levels of sports from high school.

There have been monthly guest speakers connected to the Hall of Fame who offered deep insight into sports history, business, and media.

Speakers in 2022-23 … 

• Chris Vaccaro, Suffolk Hall of Fame President
• Chris Fallica, ESPN Producer/Analyst & Suffolk HOFer
• Fabio Montella, Sports historian, professor, and researcher
• Buzz Deschamps, Former pro hockey player & Suffolk HOFer
• Jeff Ruland, Former NBA all-star & Suffolk HOFer
• Rich Wrase, NBA Scout & Suffolk HOFer
• Mark Herrmann, Former Newsday Sportswriter & Suffolk HOFer
• Stan Wilcox, EVP of NCAA & Suffolk HOFer
• Steve Zimmer, NFL Referee & Suffolk HOFer
• Rich Cimini, ESPN Journalist & Suffolk HOFer
• Darrel Young, Steelers Player Development & Suffolk HOFer
• Bob Herzog, Former Newsday Sportswriter & Suffolk HOFer
• Rick Cole Jr., Hofstra Athletic Director & Suffolk HOFer