Harvey Leslie Hyde (born July 13, 1939) is an American sports journalist and former football coach.

Hyde returned to Pasadena City College in 1965 as an assistant football coach and faculty member.

The following year, they had unprecedented success in the 1984 season; with star quarterback Randall Cunningham, UNLV went 11–2, won their conference title and defeated Toledo in the California Bowl.

The athletic director at the time, Brad Rothermel, noted in later years that Maxson wanted to fire Hyde because of the coach's friendship with Jerry Tarkanian's brother, Myron, stating "When President Maxson discovered (that friendship), he did what he could to level the legs of the football program.

[6] Things became more difficult for the embattled coach, as nine of his players got involved in various scrapes with the law ranging from theft to assault.

[2] During that year, Hyde recruited future National Football League star Terrell Davis..[8] Their tenure would only last one season as Allen died just after the end of the regular season, in part due to weak health after his players drenched him with ice water to celebrate a season-ending victory over UNLV.

[9] In interviewing to be the permanent head coach of Long Beach State, a program which was under financial duress, Hyde offered radical ideas of having the team play only road games, recruit only junior college players and use only one set of uniforms; he was not selected and the program only lasted one more season before finally shutting down.