Al LavanAmerican football player (1946–2018)
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| Position | Safety |
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| Born | (1946-09-13)September 13, 1946
Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S. |
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| Died | April 23, 2018(2018-04-23) (aged 71)
Adams County, Colorado, U.S. |
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| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
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| Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
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| College | Colorado State (1964-1967) |
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| NFL draft | 1968: 8th round, 204th overall pick |
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| Postseason | NCAA: 0–1 (.000) |
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| Career | 43–38 (.531) |
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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.
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