The Long Island Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1984 to honor sports figures who lived or played on Long Island, New York. The physical location was a small display[1] on the lower level of the now "dark and dormant"[2] Nassau Coliseum[3] through at least 1994.[4] Among the first inductees chosen were American footballers John Schmitt,[5] Jim Brown[3] and Ed Danowski,[6] basketball's Julius Erving,[3] polo's Tom Hitchcock,[6] Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford,[3] ice hockey's Mike Bossy,[6] Dodger catcher Roy Campanella[6] and bowler Andy Varipapa.[6] The first induction was on November 30, 1984.[6] Early induction ceremonies were formal events, with a 1987 report that a "black-tied crowd will be out in force."[7][8]
The Long Island Sports Hall of Fame is now defunct.[9]
Other members include:
- Vinny Testaverde[7] (1987)
- Charlie Jarzombek[10]
- Don Dunphy[11] (1986)
- Woody Stephens[8] (1988)
- Bob Sheppard[12]
- Pete Bostwick[7] (1987)
- Frank Sprig Gardner[13] (1987)
- (Bandleader) Guy Lombardo[7] (1987, a speed boat enthusiast)
- William Shea[7] (1987)
- Ron Turcotte[14] (1990)
- Ernie Vandeweghe[7] (1987)
- Billy Smith[9]
References
- ↑ Fischler, Marcelle S. (2003-12-28). "In Lieu of Flowers: Remembering 17 Who Made a Difference". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ↑ "Islanders: Will the Nassau Coliseum survive?". Eyes On Isles. 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- 1 2 3 4 "Sports Briefs". UPI. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ↑ Feldman, Penn, Daily Pennsylvanian, Dan. "Teams arrive in Nassau Coliseum". www.thedp.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sports Briefs". UPI. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ketcham, Diane (1987-04-26). "Loong Island Journal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- 1 2 Woody Stephens' Induction To Long Island Sports Hall Of Fame, retrieved 2022-08-16
- 1 2 "Billy Smith career profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com". www.hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ↑ "Best of the Rest: Chargin' Charlie was always out in front". Riverhead News Review. 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ↑ "Conflict of interest: The folks planning America's..." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ↑ "Yankees announcer Bob Sheppard dies". News 12 - Long Island. July 12, 2010. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ↑ "25 Years Ago in Bonac Sports 05.31.12 | The East Hampton Star". 2019-04-03. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ↑ "Bet Now – Horse Racing | Ontario Racing - Ontario Racing". ontarioracing.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.