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The Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame honors elite athletes and sports media workers who have roots in Nassau County, New York. The Hall of Fame presentation takes places at the Nassau County Sports Commission "Salute to Champions" Awards Dinner annually every April.
Name | Sport | Year Inducted |
---|---|---|
Al Arbour | Ice hockey | 2000 |
Nancy Lieberman | Basketball | 2000 |
John Mackey | Football | 2000 |
Ángel Cordero Jr. | Horse racing | 2001 |
Bill Torrey | Ice hockey | 2001 |
Marty Lyons | Football | 2002 |
Denis Potvin | Ice hockey | 2002 |
Dick Schaap | Sports journalist | 2002 |
Whitey Ford | Baseball | 2003 |
Donna Lopiano | Multi-sport | 2003 |
Bob Nystrom | Ice hockey | 2003 |
Julius Erving | Basketball | 2004 |
Boomer Esiason | Football | 2004 |
Rod Gilbert | Ice hockey | 2004 |
Greg Buttle | Football | 2005 |
Al Oerter | Olympic discus | 2005 |
Gene Mayer | Tennis | 2005 |
Freeman McNeil | Football | 2005 |
Marv Albert | Sports broadcaster | 2006 |
Shep Messing | Soccer | 2006 |
Mike Bossy | Ice hockey | 2007 |
Richard M. Moran | Lacrosse | 2007 |
Eamon McEneaney | Lacrosse | 2008 |
Frank Viola | Baseball | 2008 |
Sue Wicks | Basketball | 2008 |
Derrick Adkins | Olympic hurdles | 2009 |
Jay Fiedler | Football | 2009 |
Ed Westfall | Ice hockey | 2009 |
Clark Gillies | Ice hockey | 2011 |
Sarah Hughes | Figure skating | 2011 |
Ed Kranepool | Baseball | 2012 |
Wally Szczerbiak | Basketball | 2012 |
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