Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA champion Warriors and spent more than six decades with the organization as a player, general manager and most recently team ambassador, has died.
He was 87. The Warriors announced Wednesday that Attles had died in his East Bay home on Tuesday surrounded by family.
Nicknamed "The Destroyer" for his physical style of play, the Warriors were his love and his only team after they selected him in the fifth round of the 1960 draft. It marks the longest stint with a single franchise for one person in league history. Attles played 11 years with the Warriors and spent the last two years of his career as a player/coach, before becoming a full time coach. During his 13-year coaching career he led Golden State to its first ever championship in 1975.
Attles, one of the first Black head coaches in the NBA, was witness to some of the greatest games in different eras. He played in Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game for the Philadelphia Warriors in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on March 2, 1962. Attles made all eight of his field-goal tries for 17 points. He also coached Hall of Famer Rick Barry the day he scored 64 against Portland on March 26, 1974, then watched Klay Thompson drop 60 points over three quarters in December 2016.ABC7 News contributed to this story.
Among NBA's 1St Black Head Coaches Dies At Age 87
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