COACH JAN AZAR
Hall of Fame Class 2012 Wesleyan SchoolBasketball
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- State Girl’s Basketball Coach of the Year - Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- No Team, Male or Female, has Won 8 Titles in 9 Years
- Coached Most Girl’s State Championships in Georgia history
- Bobby Cremins Georgia Girls Coach of the Year (All Classifications) - 2006, 2010
- Metro Atlanta Prep Coach of the Year (All Classifications) - 2009, 2011
- Georgia Sports Writers Association State Coach of the Year - 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Region Coach of the Year - 2001, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009
COACH JOHN SAWYER
Hall of Fame Class 2019South Gwinnett High SchoolBaseball
- Retired from South Gwinnett High School 1964 – 2000 (36 years coaching/teaching)
- Career coaching mark of 600 wins – 140 losses
- Nine Regional Championships
- Four-time Coach of the Year
- 2012 Georgia Dugout Hall of Fame inductee
- Played football and baseball in high school, was offered a pitching position from the Cincinnati Reds after high school. He went to Gordon College on a football scholarship before injuring his knee. He was later picked up by Georgia Teachers College (now Georgia Southern) to pitch before joining the Army after tearing his rotator cuff. Went on to Piedmont College where he enjoyed a successful career and was later inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2012.
- Piedmont College honored John, 1963 graduate, with an induction into the Letter "P Club" Hall of Fame.
- South Gwinnett in 1964 where he coached nearly every sport except cheerleading. Sawyer was most successful coaching football and baseball.
- Coached Dixie Youth Baseball for 36 years
- Coached in the USA Baseball League 1989 Sydney, Australia - defeated Cuba and won a gold medal
- Coached the first USA 15-16-year-old team in Taiwan
- Assistant coach for the Junior Olympics, based in Baton Rouge, La., and the head coach for the league based in Chapel Hill.
- Baseball field at South Gwinnett is named in his honor. John Sawyer Field
COACH KARL BOSTICK
Hall of Fame Class 2012Parkview High SchoolFootball
Athletic Director
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- Parkview High School Cross Country and Soccer Coach and Athletic Director
- State Championships - 44 during tenure
- Athletic program ranked #7 in the nation by Sports Illustrated Magazine - 2005
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- GADA Director's Cup signifying top athletic program in the state - 2003, 2005
- State AAAA athletic director of the year - 1996
Cross Country
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- 11 County Championships
- 11 Region Championships
- 6 State Championships - 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993
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- 4 State Runners-Up
- Georgia Track and Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame - 2011
- Gwinnett County Cross County Hall of Fame - 2011
Soccer
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- 10 Region Championships
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State Semi-Finals 11 times, and the State Finals 8 times
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5 State Championships - 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001
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3 State Runners-Up
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57 game unbeaten streak tying state record - 1993-1995
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5 State Coach of the Year
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NSCAA Southeastern Region Coach of the Year and nominated for National Coach of the Year in 1993
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Record while at Parkview 302-60-25
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8 teams ranked in top 20 nationally
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Coached 4 players that went on to play in the MLS, one of whom (Josh Wolfe) was also in the United States Men's National Team, played in two World Cups and is a 2013 Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame Inductee.
COACH MICKEY CONN
Hall of Fame Class 2019South Gwinnett High School/Grayson High SchoolFootball
Player at South Gwinnett High School
- 3-year Letterman in football, 2-year in baseball, 1-year in basketball
- 1988, 1989 MVP football
- 1988, 1989 All County Football
- Recorded 3 school records: 3 interceptions in a game 2 times, 7 interceptions in a season, 10 interceptions in career
- 3-year Letterman
- 1 National Championship
- 1 SEC Championship
- 3 Western Division Championships
- Paul “Bear” Bryant Best Walk On Recipient
- Scholarship Winner
- Overall record 137-48
- 7 Region* Championships out of 14 opportunities
- 11 Playoff Appearances
- 1 State Championship
- 3 Semifinals
- 2 quarterfinals 3 second round appearances
- 1 first round appearance
- 4 perfect 10-0 Regular Seasons
- One 15-0 Season
- Multiple GACA Region Coach of the Year Awards
- 2008 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Coach of the Year
- 2011 AJC Coach of the Year
- Gwinnett Daily Post Coach of the Year
- Touchdown Club of Atlanta Coach of the Year
- 2012 Atlanta Sorts Council Coach of the Year
- 2015 Atlanta Falcons Coach of the Year
- Jack Britt Coach of the Year Recipient
- Safeties Coach
- Overall Record 42-2
- Two National Championships
- 3 ACC Championships
- 3 Atlantic Division Championships
COACH MIKE EMERY
Hall of Fame Class 2016District Athletic Director - Gwinnett County Public Schools Athletic Director
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- Social Studies Teacher/Coach at Norcross HS (1984-2006)
- Norcross Teacher of the Year (1992, 1997)
- Coached football, basketball, baseball and softball at Norcross
- Named Norcross AD (1997)
- Region AD of the Year (2002, 2005)
- State AAAAA AD of the Year (2005)
- Named GCPS Director of Athletics, Student Activities and Community Schools (2006)
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- Developed Gwinnett Heat adapted sports program for students with physical disabilities
- Started the Aspiring Athletic Administrators Program
- Implemented a county-wide Code of Conduct for athletes
- Established the GCPS Outstanding Senior Athlete Banquet
- During tenure as Director of Athletics, Gwinnett teams won more than 100 state titles
- Retired with 34 years of service - 32 in GCPS (2015)