 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 30, 1892 Forman, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | September 29, 1979 (aged 87) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1916 | Concordia (MN) |
| 1917 | Springfield YMCA |
| 1919 | Springfield YMCA |
| Basketball | |
| 1914–1917 | Concordia (MN) |
| 1919–1920 | Springfield YMCA |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1915 | Concordia (MN) |
| Position(s) | Tackle (football) Center, guard (basketball) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1921 | Concordia (MN) |
| 1922–1924 | Colorado College (assistant) |
| 1925–1926 | Colorado Agricultural (line) |
| 1927–1932 | Northern Arizona / Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| 1933–1937 | Arizona State |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1925 | Colorado College (assistant) |
| 1925–1927 | Colorado Agricultural |
| 1927–1931 | Northern Arizona / Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| 1933–1935 | Arizona State |
| 1939–1948 | Arizona State |
| Baseball | |
| 1923–1925 | Colorado College |
| 1927 | Colorado Agricultural |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1927–1933 | Northern Arizona / Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| 1933–1949 | Arizona State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 43–43–9 (football) 152–156 (basketball) |
Rudolph H. Lavik (April 30, 1892 – September 29, 1979) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach, college athletics administrator, and educator. He served as the head football coach at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota from 1920 to 1921, at Arizona State Teacher's College of Flagstaff—now known as Northern Arizona University—from 1927 to 1932, and at Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe—now known as Arizona State University—from 1933 to 1937, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 43–43–9. Lavik was also the head basketball coach at Arizona State Flagstaff (1927–1931), Colorado Agricultural College—now known as Colorado State University (1925–1927), and Arizona State Tempe (1933–1935, 1939–1948), tallying a career college basketball head coaching mark of 152–156. In addition, he served as the athletic director at Northern Arizona from 1927 to 1933 and Arizona State from 1933 to 1949. He remained a full-time member of Arizona State's faculty until 1962.
Lavik was a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and the International YMCA College—now known as Springfield College—in Springfield, Massachusetts. He played college football at both schools and also competed in other sports at Concordia.