Alva Tabor

Alva Tabor
Biographical details
Born	October 16, 1925
Died	August 2002; Fort Valley, Georgia
Playing career
c. 1945	Tuskegee
1947–1948	Nevada
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952–1953	Texas Southern (backfield)
1954–1955	Wiley
1957–1959	Fort Valley State
1962–1966	Southern (assistant)
1967	New Orleans Saints (assistant)
1969–1971	Southern
1972–1979	Cleveland Browns (ST)
1980	Virginia State
1981	Toronto Argonauts (LB)
Head coaching record
Overall	41–40–4

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, at Fort Valley State University from 1957 to 1959, at Southern University from 1969 to 1971, and at Virginia State University in 1980. 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]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Wiley Wildcats () (1954–1955)
1954	Wiley	2–5
1955	Wiley	3–7
Wiley:		8–12
Fort Valley State Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1957–1959)
1957	Fort Valley State	6–3
1958	Fort Valley State	5–2–1
1959	Fort Valley State	5–3–1
Fort Valley State:		18–8–2
Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1969–1971)
1969	Southern	6–2–1	5–1–1	2nd
1970	Southern	5–5–1	2–3–1	T–4th
1971	Southern	3–7	1–5	T–6th
Fort Valley State:		14–14–2	8–9–2
Virginia State Trojans (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1980)
1980	Virginia State	1–8	1–5
Virginia State:		1–8	1–5
Total:		41–40–4
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl.