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Interceptions	5
Fumble recoveries	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Al Lavan
No. 49
Position	Safety
Personal information
Born	September 13, 1946; Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.
Died	April 23, 2018 (aged 71); Adams County, Colorado, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school	South Side (Newark, New Jersey); Union Academy (Bartow, Florida);
College	Colorado State (1964-1967)
NFL draft	1968: 8th round, 204th overall pick
Career history
Playing
	Philadelphia Eagles (1968)*; Pottstown Firebirds (1968–1969); Atlanta Falcons (1969–1970);
	* Offseason or practice squad member only
Coaching
	Colorado St. (1972) ; Wide receivers / tight ends coach; Louisville (1973) ; Assistant coach; Iowa State (1974) ; Assistant coach; Atlanta Falcons (1975–1976) ; Defensive backs coach; Georgia Tech (1977) ; Wide receivers coach; Georgia Tech (1978) ; Running backs coach; Stanford (1979) ; Running backs coach; Dallas Cowboys (1980–1989) ; Running backs coach; San Francisco 49ers (1990) ; Running backs coach; Washington (1991-1995) ; Running backs coach; Baltimore Ravens (1996–1998) ; Running backs coach; Kansas City Chiefs (1999–2000) ; Running backs coach; Eastern Michigan (2001-2003) ; Running backs coach; Eastern Michigan (2003) ; Interim head coach; Delaware State (2004-2010) ; Head coach;
Awards and highlights
	MEAC championship (2007);
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions
Interceptions	5
Fumble recoveries	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Postseason	NCAA: 0–1 (.000)
Career	43–38 (.531)

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]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	TSN^#	Coaches^°
Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2003)
2003	Eastern Michigan	2–1	2–1	6th (West)
Eastern Michigan:		2–1	2–1
Delaware State Hornets (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2004–2010)
2004	Delaware State	4–7	4–3	T–3rd
2005	Delaware State	7–4	6–2	3rd
2006	Delaware State	8–3	6–2	T–2nd
2007	Delaware State	10–2	9–0	1st	L NCAA Division I First Round	15	16
2008	Delaware State	5–6	5–3	T–2nd
2009	Delaware State	4–7	3–4	6th
2010	Delaware State	3–8	2–6	8th
Delaware State:		41–37	35–20
Total:		43–38
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^#Rankings from final The Sports Network FCS Poll. ^°Rankings from final FCS Coaches Poll.

↑ Runk, David (November 4, 2003). "Eastern Michigan fires football coach Jeff Woodruff". The Daily Sentinel. Associated Press. p. B6. Retrieved September 29, 2012 – via Google News.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ Al Lavan, Pro Football Archives. Accessed December 19, 2019.