Al Attles

About

Point guard who starred for the Philadelphia/Golden State Warriors from 1960-1971, and coached the team from 1970-1983.

Before Fame

He played college basketball at North Carolina A&T, and was selected 39th overall in the 1960 NBA draft.

Trivia

His #16 is retired by the Warriors, and even in his 70s he attended every home Warriors game.

Family Life

He was born in Newark, New Jersey.

Associated With

He won an NBA championship in 1975, which made him the second African-American coach to do so, joining Bill Russell.