Alum from 1965 is the latest Sachem native to get tapped for induction
Ed Morris, who graduated from Sachem in 1965, will be inducted to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame this year. It was announced at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.
Morris was the executive director of the hall of fame for 17 years until he retired from his role in September 2017. He passed the torch to fellow Sachem alum, Chris Vaccaro, who is the new executive director.
Sachem has had more inductees in the Suffolk Hall than any other school district and has had inductees for six straight years.
Complete list of Sachem inductees in Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame
- John “Jumbo” Elliott (football player), 1993
- Joe Cipp Jr. (football coach), 1996
- David S. Rothenberg (administrator), 1996
- Neal Heaton (baseball player), 1997
- Diane Nelson (equestrian), 2000
- Fred Fusaro (football coach), 2003
- Jack Mahoney (wrestling coach), 2004
- Bill Batewell (baseball coach), 2010
- Risa Zander (basketball coach), 2013
- Jeff Ruland (basketball player), 2013
- Nicole Kaczmarski (basketball player), 2013
- Tom Sabatelle (administrator/athlete), 2014
- Doug Shanahan (lacrosse player), 2014
- Nick Schroeder (interim administrator), 2014
- Ken Freidheim (gymnastics coach), 2015
- Rick Mercurio (lacrosse coach), 2015
- Rich Cimini (media), 2016
- Maria Michta-Coffey (Olympian), 2016
- Laura Gentile (media), 2016
- Isaac Ramaswamy (wrestling coach), 2016
- Pete Blieberg (administrator), 2017
- Linda Detlefsen (track and field), 2017
- Edward J. Morris (administrator), 2018
The induction ceremony will take place in May at Watermill in Smithtown.
-Photo by Jo-Art Photographers
Editor’s note: Chris Vaccaro, who runs the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame, is also the publisher of Sachem Report.