| Number | 49 |
|---|---|
| Position | Safety |
| Birth date | September 13, 1946 |
| Birth place | Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S. |
| Death date | April 23, 2018 (aged 71) |
| Death place | Adams County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lb | 202 |
| High school | |
| College | Colorado State (1964-1967) |
| Draftyear | 1968 |
| Draftround | 8 |
| Draftpick | 204 |
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| Highlights |
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| Statlabel 1 | Interceptions |
| Statvalue 1 | 5 |
| Statlabel 2 | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue 2 | 3 |
| Playoff record | NCAA: |
| Pfr | LavaAl20 |
Alton Lavan (September 13, 1946 – April 23, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State University from 2004 to 2010. Lavan was also as the interim head football coach at Eastern Michigan University for the final three games of the 2003 season, after replacing Jeff Woodruff.[1] He played college football at Colorado State University and professionally with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).[2]
Raised in Newark, New Jersey, Lavan played prep football at South Side High School, which has since been renamed Malcolm X Shabazz High School.[3]
As a longtime running backs coach, he coached the following players throughout his various tenures: Tony Dorsett, Herschel Walker, Eddie Lee Ivery, Drew Hill, Bam Morris, Earnest Byner, Leroy Hoard, Priest Holmes, Napoleon Kaufman, Errict Rhett, Roosevelt Potts, Donnell Bennett, Tony Richardson, and Kimble Anders.
References
- ^ "Eastern Michigan fires football coach Jeff Woodruff". The Daily Sentinel. November 4, 2003. p. B6. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ^ Al Lavan, Pro Football Archives. Accessed December 19, 2019.