Well before Warriors coach Steve Kerr adopted a strength in numbers philosophy to complement his All-Star players, Attles used that concept to help the Warriors lone star in Barry. You can too for just 11 cents a day for 11 months + receive a free Warriors Championship book. Even when he was not at his healthiest, Attles still attended Warriors home games in recent seasons. Encouraged by her reaction, my father soon became the primary cook in our family. Oakland is home to Juan Toscano-Anderson. But eventually, they did. "Enjoy this journey that basketball and life have taken me on. A life-changing signature," Toscano-Anderson said in a Zoom press conference Thursday evening. He poured his heart, body and soul into it., WARRIORS HQ PODCAST: Be sure to visit our podcast page at mercurynews.com. We were just so hurt, the staff and I, that a kid would be exposed to that, Attles said. Just being from Oakland, I feel like its embedded in me, he said in his Warriors Player Profile. But my dads priorities even in a potentially life-changing situation, left a deep impression on me. As Toscano-Anderson said, the team never treated him as a two-way player because of what he brought to the court. "I never imagined it being a Warrior jersey. Many people see only his accomplishments as a player, coach, and executive. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? He played college basketball at North Carolina A&T, and was selected 39th overall in the 1960 NBA draft. Toscano-Anderson contains a similar fire to that of Draymond Green, who's considered the heartbeat of the team. You can also get notified of new episodes on iTunes, Google Play Music, Spotify, Stitcher and SoundCloud. Toscano-Anderson was introduced to basketball in the third grade at Oakland's Stonehurst Elementary School by his then-teacher Wilhelmina Attles, who is a former Upsala College basketball star and also the wife of Warriors legend and Hall of Famer Al Attles. Ive always been a Warriors fan. He performed so well that it prompted a last-minute trade of six-year NBA veteran Terrence Jones in order to make a roster spot for Toscano-Anderson. Im all about winning. I knew who I was. Now Toscano-Anderson is poised to become the first Oakland-born player since the early 1970s to stick on the Warriors roster for three straight seasons. "I would say, like at home, it was just like all Mexican traditions. They have two children. ", Download and subscribe to the Dubs Talk Podcast, Why JTA felt 'destined' to sign standard contract with Dubs, JTA sharesheartfelt moment with mom after contract signing. 95 -- to represent 95th Avenue in East Oakland. As Toscano-Anderson said, he didn't ever believe he'd play for the same team he grew up cheering on. In addition to becoming a hero of sorts to Mexicans and Mexican Americans for being the only active NBA player of Mexican descent, Toscano-Anderson has become an icon to Oaklanders, many of them still upset that the Warriors left their home of 47 years for San Francisco. But after he came home from practice earlier that day complaining of knee pain, Patricia had given him Tylenol with Codeine. It seems hardly surprising since Attles cemented an 11-year career with the Warriors, coached them to their 1975 NBA championship and served as a longtime club ambassador. Toscano-Anderson's family immigrated from Michoacan, Mexico, in the 1940s and immediately settled in Oakland. For the next year, Patricia and her two youngest kids ping-ponged between relatives houses and budget motels, unsure where theyd sleep most nights. My fathers nickname was The Destroyer, because of his willingness to finish a fight. She was aware of the strugglesthe Toscano family was facing and wanted to help, so she suggested Toscano-Andersonenrollin the Golden State Warriors youth camp. He was previously the Warriors beat reporter (2016-2021) and the Cal beat reporter (2015-16). The doctor asked Patricias family whom he should save, if it came down to a choice: mother or son. (Staff Archives), Oakland, CA January 23, 1980 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles on the sidelines. Alvin Austin Attles Jr. (Destroyer. Attles and his wife, Wilhelmina, reside in Oakland and have two adult children, Alvin III and Erica. Because of those varying roles, Attles will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor on Sept. 6. Everybody makes a mistake. My dad paid the boy a visit. On April 6, 2019, Attles was chosen as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Get the family photo albums.. One half of one percent of people looking to play professional basketball will even get the opportunity to try out.. After the Warriors went 48-34 in the 1974-75 season, Attles coached the Warriors to their first NBA championship in 1975 by upsetting the Washington Bullets in a four-game Finals sweep. could be eligible for a share of $104 million. A Warriors Outsiders segment was detailing Toscano-Andersons rise with Golden State. Coming up in the part of the town that I came up in, it almost feels like youre in that book, Where the Wild Things Are, Toscano-Anderson said. The 28-year-old has become a keyrotation player for the Warriors, averaging 8.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.2 steals over the last 13 games, while shooting 63 percent from the field and 40.6 percent from deep in 29 minutes per game. "I was enjoying basketball, and that's what I do this for, to just enjoy the game," Toscano-Anderson said. Golden State Warriors | Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? His #16 is retired by the Warriors, and even in his 70s he attended every home Warriors game. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! I was 10 years old or so and ran around playing tag in the locker room with my cousins Bernard and Kevin. "I can get in where I fit in in the hood, and I can go to a quinceaeraand speak Spanish. His ability to guard multiple positions, find open shooters and ratchet up the tempo intrigued Golden State, which had helped hasten the leagues trend toward a positionless brand of basketball. Al Attles was such a player, an enforcer. It's a city made up of an incredibly diverse population, making those of us who tend to fall in minority races or are biracial feel more at peace. Friends told her that he had blossomed into an all-state player at Castro Valley High School. I vividly remember racing to my parents home under ashen clouds, sirens filling the air. Although his role has greatly changed, we now happily assume the role of caregivers to the man who has given so much to so many. Attles coaching credentials went beyond on-court accomplishments. . Leave it to Toscano-Anderson to make his connection to the Bay Area known through his song of choice: Thizzle Dance by the late East Bay rapper Mac Dre. "My relationship with my Mexican heritage was, it was different," Toscano-Anderson recently told me. A native of Oakland, Toscano-Anderson is uniquely tied to the Golden State Warriors. A film he wrote . Alvin Attles' wife she was my third grade teacher and I was playing soccer prior to that put me into a Warriors Camp. In addition to sending Juan to the Warriors youth basketball camp, Attles connected him with the Oakland Rebels, a youth AAU program. At that time, the only NBA player he knew about was Allen Iverson.". Steve (Kerr) has never made me feel like I was on a two-way. Former Golden State Warriors player and coach Alvin Attles and his wife Wilhelmina wave to fans along Broadway during the team's NBA championship victory parade in downtown Oakland, Calif., on . Its nice they are recognizing someone who has been committed to the game of basketball.. I am done trying to show people that I am Black and I am Mexican. However, sometimes there is still an internal struggle figuring out where you belong and how you identify. When Toscano-Anderson shops at the Costco in San Leandro, strangers often thank him for organizing two protests in Oakland last spring against social injustice and police brutality. He also paved the way for more racial equality within the NBA coaching profession. He also serves as a team ambassador. I started playing basketball in third grade. And so that was kind of humbling. It changed my life, it was really exciting. Those trophies and basketballs dont mean anything. I knew my family was Mexican. You can waste them both.. After being scouted and recruited, he wound up playing at Marquette University where his injuries cost him playing time through his four years. He thanked Attles again Thursday, noting, "She just changed my life." His wife, Wilhelmina, son, and Hall of Famer Rick Barry represented him during an on-court tribute after the first quarter. Now that I have this opportunity to play for the Warriors what I plan to do is just be me: be a great teammate, be the hardest playing guy on the floor, whatever it takes to win. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. He had the shooting touch of a jackhammer, but no team ever traded Attles for cash and a fist to be named later, probably because if intimidation was what you wanted, it was clearly better to fight with Attles than against him. In the decade since Toscano-Anderson got that tattoo as a junior at Castro Valley, he had reasons to believe he might not be so special. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. Klay Thompson subscribes. I am starting to accept that and who I am. Nicknamed the "Destroyer",[2][3] he played the point guard position and spent his entire 11 seasons (19601971) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the team, joining it when it was still based in Philadelphia and following it to the Bay Area in 1962. "I'm super excited, obviously for myself to be on the team and continue to play basketball, but this is a life-changing contract. At that time, I could see that Juan loved sports. In my case, I was raised in a predominantly white family and went to a predominantly white school. Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast, El Viaje: JTA details his journey in proudly embracing Mexican roots. I heard that message on more Saturday mornings than I can recall. Back when Attles had a sharper memory, his consideration for others left a lasting impact. San Francisco is at its most unaffordable point in at least a decade, S.F. pizza favorite shuts down after 13 years, plus more closings, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). On a handful of chilly nights, when Patricia couldnt afford a motel and no relatives had a spare room, she slept in the passenger seat while Juan and Ariana were in the back, their blankets pulled tight. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. "She never mentioned Mr. Attles was her husband, and I mean, I knew [who] the Warriors were, but I didn't know any of that," Patricia said. Mrs. Attles, as Toscano-Anderson called her, encouraged the young boy to join the Warriors' youth basketball program, and also helped him get on the Oakland Rebels AAU basketball team. Attles was the 39th overall pick in the 1960 NBA Draft. Yes, the wife of Warriors legend Al Attles. I get to enjoy everything I get to do with my family. Attles, 82, arrived Friday for Game 4 of the NBA Finals with son Al Attles III to a warm welcome from security and arena staff. As he walks past familiar liquor stores and laundromats, he is reminded of some childhood memories that shake him to this day. Though Patricia was three years older, she had viewed Juan as her protector. And well just smile, because thats so him. Attles has been on the Warriors' payroll in one capacity or another for 62 years, the longest uninterrupted streak of any person for one team. Sign up for a free trial of Mark Medinas Warriors text messaging service* * *, I would go over and sit with him. His career was built on maximizing his ability and working to become efficient in areas he wasnt comfortable. Golden State Warriors | She named him Juan. The team would make the playoffs only once more for the remainder of his tenure as coach. He is an actor, known for Inside Moves (1980), The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame. I am versatile. The Warriors were longshots to beat the Washington Bullets. "I need to raise the bar. He thanked Attles again Thursday, noting, "She just changed my life." This happened once he transferred schools after having a knife pulled on him in second grade. [9] He was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. Collect, curate and comment on your files. In an effort to recognize the meaningful impact Mrs. Attles had on his life, Toscano-Anderson surprised his former teacher at her home with a framed, autographed jersey. It was undoubtedly a full circle moment for both Toscano-Anderson and Attles, whose positive influence made an everlasting impact on the future of the Warriors forward. bobbleheads of his likeness. [8] On February 7, 2015, Attles's number 22 was retired by North Carolina A&T, the first ever retired by the team. There, in the back of the driveway, Juan and his cousins would shoot at a plastic crate hung on a gate. Not a bad story for someone who Dana says is such a great dude.. I greatly anticipate my father becoming immortalized. That's the first step, I've gotten through the first step to put myself in a situation to be here for another year, so now I'm working to continue and have longevity in this league.". But his desire to play basketball continued, which led him to play in Mexico for four seasons and play for the Mexican national basketball team. Attles joined the then-Philadelphia Warriors in 1960. Whenever the Warriors luminaries return to watch the game they played and love, they often do one thing that becomes as memorable as marveling at the highlight reels. He is the longest-serving coach in Warriors history, and also has the most wins in franchise history. Al Attles is synonymous with the Golden State Warriors, and Friday night he will be immortalized here as a member of the basketball Hall Of Fame. Through the rest of elementary and middle school, Juan split time between his grandpas home and those of his AAU coaches in Oakland, not moving to Castro Valley full-time until the summer before his freshman year of high school. Jeff Mullins and . San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images. I remember walking to in the house one day to find Marvin Gaye sitting in our living room. But on the blacktop at recess, Toscano-Anderson forgot all about the outside world. Sure, he made up those scenarios in his head but didn't think they'd become reality. "I'll take care of it. That's when fate intervened. Toscano-Anderson was born and raised in East Oakland. I tried to provide a shoulder, just extra love and attention.. It was 20 years ago when teacher Wilhelmina Attles, wife of former Warriors star player and coach Al Attles, encouraged Toscano-Anderson to play basketball. I thought he changed the game the other night in the second quarter with his emotion. Attles, 36, whose father starred for the Golden State Warriors and is now an executive with the team, is getting ready to release his first feature film.. A film set in Oakland. Some players play hungry; Juan plays like a guy whos starving, Warriors guard Mychal Mulder said. And actually, that's what I'm about to go do. BARTs second Transbay Tube could get quashed as planners scale back S.F. My mother fielded many of the phone calls from other NBA teams executives, and watched the offers come in. My mom suggested I gather all of my fathers trophies and momentoes, so I grabbed as many as I could and began rushing back and forth to the car. Whenever issues arose in the neighborhood, it was Juan who defended her. In the fall of his senior year at Castro Valley, he committed to Marquette. It's another experience I share in common with him, often being told I acted or sounded "too white" to be Black. It was very structured. You know, just really taking on the competitive challenge that was needed.". But as of Thursday morning, Toscano-Anderson is an official member of the Warriors -- and stillan Oakland resident -- as he signed a standard, multiyear contract with Golden State. I dont care if he doesnt remember everything. Her younger brother, a nephew and two of her cousins were all shot and killed in East Oakland. Seventeen days after her due date, Patricia went into labor. We knew what we were doing.. I just, I was living in urban culture. But at a certain point, the competition on the playground wasn't enough for him. Alvin Austin Attles Jr. (born November 7, 1936) is an American former professional basketball player and coach best known for his longtime association with the Golden State Warriors. Youre running into all these different monsters, only theyre things like gangs and drive-by shootings.. Attles, one of Montclairs only African American teachers, felt an immediate kinship with Juan, who is half-Black, half-Mexican. Next, going from a two-way deal to a standard NBA contract. Originally, we thought this piece was going to speak to his victories, his winning percentage, his accolades, and his achievements with the Warriors. When he is not watching the game, Attles is catching up with a former Warriors teammate or fan. Though it is uncommon for NBA players to wear numbers that high, the 95 carried significant meaning for him: Toscano-Andersons grandfather emigrated to Oakland from Mexico and bought house on 95th Avenue and A Street in East Oakland. After visiting his mom in San Leandro and getting a trim at Phat Fades Barbershop on East 14th Street, he stops by his grandpas house on 95th Avenue. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. None of this wouldve been possible without your love and support at a very difficult time in our lives, Patricia wrote. Toscano-Anderson has faced racism from both Mexicans and African Americans, telling him he wasn't enough of either to consider himself a Mexican man or a Black man. Tahoe snow: Massive blizzard wreaks havoc on the Sierra, burying Another winter storm? Yes, the wife of Warriors legend Al Attles. That showed me like, oh, I got a long way to go to get better.". Heres why California has seen so much active weather. In 2014, Attles was the recipient of the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Awardan annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to an individual who has contributed significantly to the sport of basketball, the award is the highest and the most prestigious honor presented by the Basketball Hall of Fame other than enshrinement. Alvin Attles III is a writer, a filmmaker and the son of basketball Hall of Famer Al Attles. He is an awesome husband, a great father, a super uncle, the best Pop-Pop, and a one-of-a-kind friend. They swept them. The Jersey Jet) Position: Point Guard Shoots: Right 6-0 , 175lb (183cm, 79kg) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info Hall of Fame 16 16 16 SUMMARY Career G 711 PTS 8.9 TRB 3.5 AST 3.5 FG% 45.1 FT% 63.2 PER 11.3 WS 36.5 Al Attles Overview Game Logs Game-by-game stat line for the player 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 Attles, barely 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds, came to be known as The Destroyer. At a time when you're trying to form your identity, this kind of commentary makes it nearly impossible. Although celebrities such as Wilt Chamberlain, Jesse Jackson, and Bill Cosby were friends of his, he never took on celebrity airs. Several teams came looking to throw big money at him, hoping they would lure him away with more than Mr. Meuli could offer. Alvin, wake up! He rushed from his interview and was soon nose -to-nose with the policeman. A month after Juan enrolled at Montclair, Attles learned from a member of the parent-teacher association that Juan had been staying at a family members house over the holidays when an intruder shot and killed one of Juans relatives, then stole the Christmas presents from under the tree.
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