The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2023 earlier this year. The induction is scheduled for May 18 at East Wind in Wading River, NY. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are officially available here!
INDUCTEE LIST
- Carl Adams: Brentwood native and college wrestling coach at Boston University
- Angel Athenas: Special Olympics Power Lifter from Huntington
- Mike Bowler: Longtime Rocky Point High School lacrosse coach
- Joe Donnelly: Longtime baseball writer at Newsday
- Dawn Ellerbe: Central Islip native, Olympian, Cal State Northridge Athletic Director
- Ryan Flanagan: West Islip native, pro lacrosse player and coach
- Ross Gload: East Hampton native, former MLB player
- Joe Grady: Longtime Section XI multi-sport official
- Chris Higgins: Smithtown native, former NHL player
- Pat Kirwan: Former St. Anthony’s coach, NFL front office exec and NFL analyst
- Mike Komisarek: West Islip native, former NHL player
- Pat Lafontaine: Town of Huntington resident, former NHL player
- Chris La Morte: Sachem alum and former international gymnast
- Ed McGuire: Riverhead native and EVP of LA Chargers
- Tim Melia: East Islip native and MLS player
- Tom Migliozzi: Longtime Half Hollow Hills West baseball coach
- Ralph Napolitano: Longtime Brentwood wrestling coach
- Christopher Pendergast: ALS Ride for Life Founder; lived in Miller Place
- Jen Sabatelle: Shoreham-Wading River alum, EVP of Communications at CBS Sports
- John Scully: Holy Family alum, Notre Dame All-American, former NFL player
- Julia Smit: Mount Sinai alum, Olympic swimmer
- Justin Turri: West Islip alum, pro lacrosse player, NCAA lacrosse coach
- Missy Wassell Foote: Ward Melville alum, Hall of Fame college lacrosse coach
- Historic inductees: Ralph Sammy Bunn, Carlton “Hub” Edwards, and Constantine Ricci, who played semi-pro baseball in leagues across Long Island in the early to mid-1900s.