A former PCC playing alumnus, Harvey Hyde made his mark in a brilliant 25-7 head coaching run during three seasons from 1979-81. He directed back-to-back Metropolitan Conference champion teams in 1979-80 and the '80 squad was JC Grid-Wire No. 1-ranked for a 10-0 regular season. During that 3-year run, Hyde transferred out 86 players on scholarship to 4-year universities, many NCAA Division I. The 1980 Lancers had a list of 36 players gain scholarships, a PCC athletics record. In the 1970s, Hyde served as an assistant coach instrumental in many of the nationally ranked Lancers teams. Hyde went on to be a head coach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.