| Al Lavan | |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Pierce, Florida, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Adams County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1964–1967 |
| Player Team1: | Colorado State |
| Player Years2: | 1969–1970 |
| Player Team2: | Atlanta Falcons |
| Player Positions: | Defensive back |
| Coach Years1: | 1972 |
| Coach Team1: | Colorado State (WR/TE) |
| Coach Years2: | 1973 |
| Coach Team2: | Louisville (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1974 |
| Coach Team3: | Iowa State (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1975–1976 |
| Coach Team4: | Atlanta Falcons (DB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1977 |
| Coach Team5: | Georgia Tech (WR) |
| Coach Years6: | 1978 |
| Coach Team6: | Georgia Tech (RB) |
| Coach Years7: | 1979 |
| Coach Team7: | Stanford (RB) |
| Coach Years8: | 1980–1988 |
| Coach Team8: | Dallas Cowboys (RB) |
| Coach Years9: | 1989–1990 |
| Coach Team9: | San Francisco 49ers (RB) |
| Coach Years10: | 1991–1995 |
| Coach Team10: | Washington (RB) |
| Coach Years11: | 1996–1998 |
| Coach Team11: | Baltimore Ravens (RB) |
| Coach Years12: | 1999–2000 |
| Coach Team12: | Kansas City Chiefs (RB) |
| Coach Years13: | 2001–2003 |
| Coach Team13: | Eastern Michigan (RB) |
| Coach Years14: | 2003 |
| Coach Team14: | Eastern Michigan (interim HC) |
| Coach Years15: | 2004–2010 |
| Coach Team15: | Delaware State |
| Overall Record: | 43–38 |
| Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NCAA D-I FCS playoffs) |
| Championships: | 1 MEAC (2007) |
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 be renamed as 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.