Hall of Fame
Larry Gualtieri is one of the most highly respected officials in New York State having officiated the sports of soccer, basketball and baseball in Suffolk County (Section XI) since 1974. He has been selected numerous times by Section XI to represent the section as an official at the NYSPHSAA Boys Basketball and Boys Soccer State Championships over the last several decades. Almost annually, Gualtieri is chosen as a top rated official by the section to also officiate in the sectional playoffs in all three sports as well. He has been a member of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials Board 40 (IAABO) of New York State since 1974 and has been a member of the Suffolk County Soccer Officials Association since 1994 serving as President and Vice President of NYS IAABO Board 19. Larry served as the President of the IAABO Board from 1985-87 and from 2012-17. He has compiled numerous awards for his continued consistency officiating and leadership in the field. Gualtieri was recognized with the Larry Chizever Award (Official of the Year) twice and earned the President’s Award (IAABO Board 40) in 1993, 1997 and 2018. In 2011, Suffolk County Soccer Officials Association awarded him Man of the Year, and five years later the Section XI Coaches Association voted him Referee of the Year. In 2014, he was inducted into the Center Moriches High School Hall of Fame. Gualtieri graduated from Center Moriches High School in Section XI in 1972, went on to earn a degree from Suffolk Community College then completed schooling at Suffolk County Police Academy to become a detective.