By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
NBA legend Al Attles has passed away. He was 87.
An official cause of death has not been announced yet.
“Alvin leaves behind a profound legacy within the game of basketball and the Bay Area community, but especially as a family man and humanitarian,” the Warriors said in a statement. “We mourn his loss alongside his wife, Wilhelmina, son Alvin, and all who knew and loved him.”
Attles played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors franchise from 1960 through 1971. Following his playing career, he went into coaching.
He spent his entire coaching career with the Warriors. He was an assistant coach from 1968 through 1970.
He then transitioned into their head coach from 1970 through 1983. Attles guided the Warriors to the 1975 NBA Championship.
After a lengthy hiatus, he came back to the Warriors in 1994. He served as a Golden State Warriors assistant coach for the 1994-95 season.
Attles was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.
“Most of the great organizations with a lot of history have one player who everybody associates with that franchise,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “Al Attles is that guy for us. He’s the face of our franchise for many generations of Warriors fans. We’re lucky to have him.”
He was a two-time NBA All Star Game Head Coach in 1975 and 1976. His No. 16 is also retired by the Warriors.
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