multiple national, regional, and conference championship teams, All-American athletes and Hall of Fame coaches. GCC has produced seven National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championship teams: 1967 cross country, 1968 baseball, 1988 football, 1994 women's softball, 1996 women's basketball, 2000 football, 2005 football, 2014 volleyball. Hall of Fame Athletes: Herb Boetto: First GCC Baseball Coach (1967) Paul LoDuca: GCC Baseball (1991) MLB Los Angeles Dodgers (2001) Pete Pisciotta: GCC Assistant Football Coach (1967) GCC Athletic Director (1975) GCC Head Football Coach (1979-1980) Phillippi Sparks: GCC Football 1988 National Championship Team (NJCAA) and NFL New York Giants (1992) Paul LoDuca: GCC Baseball (1991), MLB Los Angeles Dodgers (2001) Haley Christiansen: NJCAA Volleyball National Champion (2014) Isaiah Lopez: NJCAA DII (2015 Men's Basketball) Dave Grant: Baseball coach for 35 years 1967 GCC Cross Country Team: NJCAA National Champions Ralph Neighbors: Track coach for 32 years Bob Phillips: Golf All-American, PGA Tour, 6 time Player of the Year, Southwest PGA Hall of Fame Joe Kersting: NJCAA 50 Winningest Coaches list for his 16-season record of 114-44-2 1998 GCC Volleyball team: overall 42–2 record; an undefeated tournament championship at the San Diego Mesa Invitational Tournament; an undefeated conference season and ACCAC Conference Championship; an undefeated NJCAA Region 1 Tournament and Championship; a third-place finish at the NJCAA DI National Tournament; three NJCAA All Americans, a Conference MVP and several NJCAA All Tournament recipients. Jeff Huson: MLB baseball player Scott Giddings: first NJCAA individual cross country champion, Arizona Conference individual cross country champion, All American twice, won the Arizona Conference team cross country championship twice, NJCAA team cross country championships, and was awarded GCC Sophomore Athlete of the Year Ron Davis: NBA player Notable alumni Jake Angeli - Conspiracy theorist Jan Brewer, Governor of Arizona, 2009–2015 James Ellisor, professional basketball player Vince Furnier, better known today as Alice Cooper Ron Kershaw, award-winning television news director Damon Mays Professional Football Player Joe Riggs, professional mixed martial artist, former WEC Middleweight Champion; formerly fighting for (Bellator), Strikeforce, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship Ted Sarandos Chief Content Officer at Netflix Randy Soderman Professional Soccer Player Rick Soderman Professional Soccer Player Philippi Sparks, Professional football player for the Giants and Cowboys. Father of Jordin Sparks, another notable Phoenix native. Richard Young, Former professional wrestler signed to WWE under the name Ricky Ortiz. Played football and earned a scholarship to play for the University of Tulsa. References External links