Alva Tabor

Alva Tabor
Biographical details
Born(1925-10-16)October 16, 1925
DiedAugust 2002 (aged 76)
Fort Valley, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
c. 1945Tuskegee
1947–1948Nevada
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952–1953Texas Southern (backfield)
1954–1955Wiley
1957–1959Fort Valley State
1962–1966Southern (assistant)
1967New Orleans Saints (assistant)
1969–1971Southern
1972–1979Cleveland Browns (ST)
1980Virginia State
1981Toronto Argonauts (LB)
Head coaching record
Overall41–40–4

Alva Tabor Jr. (October 16, 1925 – August 2002) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wiley College from 1954 to 1955, Fort Valley State University from 1957 to 1959, Southern University from 1969 to 1971, and Virginia State University in 1980, compiling a career college football coaching record of 41–40–4. Tabor was an assistant at Southern from 1962 to 1966. In 1967, he became a scout and assistant coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).[1] Tabor was hired in 1972 as an assistant coach in charge of special teams for the Cleveland Browns of the (NFL). He was the first African-American hired as a full-time coach for the team.[2]

  1. ^ "Alva Tabor appointed Jaguar football coach". The Afro American. Baltimore, Maryland. May 8, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved September 27, 2016 – via Google News.
  2. ^ "Alva Tabor Named Cleveland Assistant". Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. United Press International. May 6, 1972. p. 3. Retrieved September 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.