2024 Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame Induction

2024 Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame Induction

The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame continues to grow its mission and purpose and welcomed a record-setting attendance at its 2024 induction ceremony at Flowerfield in St. James, Long Island, NY, on Thursday, May 30, 2024.

Congratulations to all inductees and their families on the honor!

Inductee List:

  • Bryan Collins: Sayville resident; college football coach at Post and Stony Brook

  • Dave Cohen: Commack native; College football coach at Wake Forest, Hofstra, Rutgers, and other schools

  • Jim & Barbara Cromarty: Islip and Riverhead race track owners

  • Dr. Anthony Donatelli: Deer Park native; Doctor dedicated to sports medicine

  • Sonny Feinman: Islip youth sports advocate and leader

  • Leo Fishel: Babylon native and first Jewish pitcher in MLB history in 1899

  • Sean Frazier: Harborfields alum; longtime college athletic director currently at Northern Ilinois

  • Howard Gershberg: East Islip baseball coach who excelled at St. John’s and in MLB

  • Gregg Giannotti: WFAN sports talk host originally from Bellport

  • Danny Green: North Babylon native, NBA veteran and 2x NBA Champion

  • Louis Gregory: Sachem alum, sports agent, and manager & U.S. Customs & Border Protection veteran

  • Keith Hernandez: New York Mets legend and longtime Sag Harbor resident

  • Sue Johnson: Walt Whitman alum, Division I college basketball coach and All-Ivy hoops player at Yale

  • Bob Kersch: Veteran Section XI official with 50-plus years of service

  • Alyssa Leonard: Bay Shore native, All-American lacrosse player, pro lax player, and 2x NCAA Champion

  • Ann Liguori: Veteran golf journalist and broadcaster

  • Bob Panariello: Longtime AD and National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee

  • Dr. Frank Segretto: Doctor dedicated to sports medicine

  • Brian Spallina: Rocky Point native, Lacrosse legend, and inductee of the PLL Hall of Fame

  • Vera Truhlar: Longtime Connetquot women’s gymnastics coach and Section XI gymnastics coordinator

  • Chris Wingert: Babylon native, professional MLS player, Head of International Football at Roc Nation

  • Donald Yorie, Director of Suffolk County Police Department Police Athletic League

  • Islip Wolves Fire Department Drill/Racing Team: One of the winningest drill teams in NYS history

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