Lawrence "Lazo" Kentera (born April 17, 1924) is a former American football coach and player.
He served as the head football coach at Northern Arizona University from 1985 to 1989, compiling a record of 26–29.
[1] He spent many years as a defensive assistant at his alma mater, Arizona State University, under head coach Frank Kush.
In 1992, he followed Rogers to serve as an assistant coach for the Arkansas Miners of the short-lived Professional Spring Football League (PSFL).
Assistant coaches on Kentera's staffs at Northern Arizona included four future National Football League (NFL) head coaches: Bill Callahan, Brad Childress, Marty Mornhinweg, and Andy Reid.