You hardly feel out of place. Attles became an assistant coach in 1968, while still a player. 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 hated to hear it then, but I grew to understand, my father was extolling the value of hard work. It was very structured. The doctor asked Patricias family whom he should save, if it came down to a choice: mother or son. He believed he owed the franchise that believed so much in him. I was 10 years old or so and ran around playing tag in the locker room with my cousins Bernard and Kevin. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. After 3 hours of labor, Patricia gave birth to a 9-pound, 12-ounce baby. He made it a point to become fluent in Spanish, and took a trip to Chevy, Mexico, with his grandfather to see where his family was from. And actually, that's what I'm about to go do. "Enjoy this journey that basketball and life have taken me on. I get to enjoy everything I get to do with my family. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. After a home game last month, he returned to his apartment with his girlfriend and turned on NBC Sports Bay Area. Everything I envisioned as a young kid, when I met Ms. Attles and I had cornrows and I used to wear a Larry Hughes jersey to school, Im doing all of that right now. My mother fielded many of the phone calls from other NBA teams executives, and watched the offers come in. Retired teacher Wilhelmina Attles was cleaning her kitchen last month when she came across a coffee mug adorned with signatures from one of her old third-grade classes at Montclair Elementary School. Keeping that connection to his roots in the East Bay are important to him, too, as Toscano-Anderson understands that his story can serve to benefit others. (By Howard Erker / Oakland Tribune), Oakland, CA February 8, 1981 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles. I was just like, This is insane, Toscano-Anderson said. And Toscano-Anderson has a similar tenacity, grit and hustle. But what he brings to this team extends far beyond what the stat sheet shows. There is a probably apocryphal story to the effect that one of the sportswriters covering the game began his filing with the lede "HERSHEY, Pa. Wilt Chamberlain and Al Attles combined for 117 points last night as the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the New York Knicks 169147." Aug 15, 2022. 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Stephen Curry has not only led a Warriors resurgence since entering the league, he has changed the game with his long-distance shooting. I knew theyd knock him right out, Patricia said. 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. Doing these things for his family, and simply the time he gets to spend with them, are the biggest things Toscano-Anderson had to sacrifice when he went and played overseas. His wife, Wilhelmina, son, and Hall of Famer Rick Barry represented him during an on-court tribute after the first quarter. He listened to rap music and spent most of his time in "the hood.". Sign me up! They have two children. Attles and his wife, Wilhelmina, reside in Oakland and have two adult children, Alvin III and Erica. Almost every off day the Warriors get, Toscano-Anderson guides his Honda east on Interstate 580, toward the streets where he learned the power of perseverance. Al Attle's wife Wilhemina with children Erika and Alvin Jr. watch Game 4 of the championship series against the Washington Bullets May 25, 1975 (Photo by Terry Schmitt/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) DETAILS Restrictions: Contact your local office for all commercial or promotional uses. The Hall of Fame honor comes 59 years after Alvin Austin Attles, Jr. was drafted in the fifth round by the Philadelphia Warriors out of North Carolina A&T. He will turn 83 in November. Want Warriors news delivered to your phone? (Ron Riesterer / Oakland Tribune Staff Archives), Oakland, CA February 13, 1976 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles at a press conference. But after he came home from practice earlier that day complaining of knee pain, Patricia had given him Tylenol with Codeine. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? He thanked Attles again Thursday . After finishing fifth on the Warriors all-time games played list (711), he transitioned into coaching the organization. Following a short stint as the Warriors general manager in 1983-84, Attles retired and became a regular fixture at Warriors home games. I thought he changed the game the other night in the second quarter with his emotion. We were just so hurt, the staff and I, that a kid would be exposed to that, Attles said. His career was built on maximizing his ability and working to become efficient in areas he wasnt comfortable. Some nights, he slept with his mom, Patricia Toscano, and sister, Ariana, in their silver sedan. He walks a little crookedly, and he struggles with his memory sometimes. My father was being interviewed some 20 feet away and saw the guard grab me. Patricia Toscano, mother of Golden State Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson, stands outside his childhood home in Oakland. Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Tom Cruise's 'ditching' of Suri showcased by Judd Apatow's 'co-parenting' joke, ex-Scientology exec says. Al Attles with Ben Trefny The Warriors just won their fourth NBA title in eight years - we hear from the man who coached them to their first title here back in 1975, former Warriors head coach Al Attles. "We were houseless, we lived in a car, and from here and there to different places," Patricia said. Then, one day in spring 2015, Attles received a small package containing a program from the Marquette University mens basketball program and a letter. (By Dino Vournas/Straff Archives), Oakland, CA January 23, 1980 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles rejoices. "To just have some better competition, there were a lot of kids there that were older than me, and that were actually pursuing basketball and had game. She also helped him get on the Oakland Rebels' AAU basketball team. During the teams first public event at the newly opened Chase Center he had to take the mic and perform for the fans in attendance. To Toscano-Anderson, this meant that he too could compete against the talent in the G League. 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. In elementary school, he was encouraged to play basketball by his former teacher Wilhelmina Attles, wife of Warriors legend and Hall of Famer Al Attles. According to police, after a 17-year-old alleged gang member tried to crash the party and was turned away by Toscanos father, he returned a half hour later and opened fire on bystanders, killing Toscano and wounding three others. She named him Juan. Many in the Elmhurst neighborhood know that, if they need a place to stay while they get their lives back on track, Toscano-Anderson and his mom will try to help provide accommodations. Just as he was starting to contemplate life without basketball, he got a call from the Mexican national team, which wanted to fly him to Mexico City for a tryout. Seventeen days after her due date, Patricia went into labor. Before Letourneau joined The Chronicle, he covered the Oregon State Beavers for The Oregonian. On his right shoulder, One in a Million is written in black ink. Attles, barely 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds, came to be known as The Destroyer. Golden State Warriors | He is a graduate of Weequahic High School in Newark, New Jersey and North Carolina A&T State University. Those trophies and basketballs dont mean anything. 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. There were others who said he shouldn't have gone to training camp with the Warriors last year because they didn't have an open roster spot. Golden State Warriors | 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. "Hes done everything weve asked and more," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. You don't have to look deep to figure out why the Warriors decided to convert Toscano-Anderson's two-way contract to a standard one. (Jane Tyska/Staff Archives), Former Golden State Warriors head coach Al Attles attends a press conference to introduce the team's new draft picks at the team's headquarters in Oakland, Calif., Monday, June 27, 2011. And Toscano-Anderson used that as constant motivation to be at his best. My father is a true example of hard work, commitment and unwavering integrity. (Karl Mondon/Staff Archives), Oakland, CA January 31, 1989 - Golden State Warriors head coach Al Attles in his office. . When he was 7, his mom saved enough money to relocate to Castro Valley, a suburb free of many of her old neighborhoods hardships. My dad paid the boy a visit. Especially as he set out to start his career. But my dads priorities even in a potentially life-changing situation, left a deep impression on me. I dont care if he doesnt remember everything. At that time, the only NBA player he knew about was Allen Iverson.". That showed me like, oh, I got a long way to go to get better.". But even with his guaranteed contract, he knows it doesn't mean he can slack off. He shot and killed Juan on 92nd Avenue. "He's been in and out of the hospital in the last few recent months," Ridder said. Attles moved with the team to the Bay Area at the end of the 1962 season, playing until 1971. Teacher and student lost touch, however, when he moved on to Montera Middle School. She was aware of the struggles the Toscano family was facing and wanted to help, so she suggested Toscano-Anderson enroll in the Golden State Warriors youth camp. Five months later, one of his closest cousins, Eric Toscano, was shot and killed while celebrating his 18th birthday at his home on Ney Avenue in East Oakland. Without him, she felt lost. 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.". Alvin, my father yelled, stopping me in my tracks. Get the family photo albums.. He initially declined before accepting and going to training camp.[6]. "I'm in tune with both of my heritages, and I love that about myself. Beyond that, Attles didnt know much. "I would say, like at home, it was just like all Mexican traditions. Seeing somebody from Oakland, it probably gives them a little more inspiration and a little more motivation like this guys where Im from, he grew up in the same neighborhood I grew up in.. Over the next three years, he established himself as the countrys best player. There was a sadness in his eyes. Juan Toscano-Anderson, even as a child, always appreciated his mother, Patricia, raising him in a single-parent home. "I'm from the Bay Area," he said back in March before quickly revising himself,"Wait, I'm not from the Bay. BARTs second Transbay Tube could get quashed as planners scale back S.F. Her doctor told her she was having a girl. "To be. Patricia Toscano, who grew up in a neighborhood known to locals as the killing zone, often worried that her four kids were destined to become grim statistics. Two of his most famous knockouts were against far bigger men: 6-9 Zelmo Beaty and 6-8 Bob Ferry. If anything, the real work starts now. I had this feeling that something bad was going to happen.. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Chart: Bay Area rainfall totals for this week, Steph Curry could return during Warriors next road trip, per reports, Kerrs game plan, the Warriors energy, lifted the Dubs to a much-needed win, Draymond Green explains his issue with Black History Month: Why do we get the shortest month?, Warriors come alive in third quarter to beat Portland, Steph Curry takes encouraging step in lead-up to return, though timetable still unknown. "Juan didn't know either. None of this wouldve been possible without your love and support at a very difficult time in our lives, Patricia wrote. Patricia wascalled into a parent-teacher conference with Toscano-Anderson's teacher, WillheminaAttles. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. So much so, Toscano-Anderson went undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft, and not for any lack of talent, but by his own admission he did not even submit his name for the draft. My mother, Wilhelmina, worked full time as a schoolteacher (almost forty years). All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! His drive to get better also is intact. Several teams came looking to throw big money at him, hoping they would lure him away with more than Mr. Meuli could offer. In our Oakland home, thousands of miles away from my fathers ultimate coaching triumph, I hugged my little sister, Ericka and did a happy dance with my mother. As kids, my sister once told my dad about a boy who was messing with at her at school. But the more we thought about it, the more we knew we wanted to tell people about the things that make my father special to us. I knew my family was Mexican. Hes been in and out of the hospital in the last few recent months, Ridder said. However, sometimes there is still an internal struggle figuring out where you belong and how you identify. Yes, the wife of Warriors legend Al Attles. Alvin Attles, Actor: Inside Moves. Now on that standard contract, Juan is ready to prove that decision was the right one. I ran into the house and asked my mom what I should rescue from the house. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. I am versatile. Juan often was late to school -- not because of rebellion, but because his motherwas spread thin -- and during class, he wasn't fully present. 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. Alvin Attles was born on November 7, 1936 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Before returning to his luxury apartment near Chase Center in San Francisco, Toscano-Anderson feasts at his favorite Mexican restaurant, Mariscos La Costa on International Boulevard. One family member who took them in for a period had a rule: Everyone needed to be out of the house by the time she left for work at 4 a.m. For the four hours before Patricia could drop her kids off at school, she watched as Juan read childrens books to his little sister and sang songs in their sedan. 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. He made about $2,000 a month with Santa Cruz. . "I feel like there's more that I need to do," Toscano-Anderson said. Tough. She thanked Attles for all shed done for Juan in third grade and told her that he was about to graduate from Marquette with a bachelors degree in criminology. Al Attles is a Warriors icon, but his wife, Wilhelmina, has been his rock for more than half a century. Toscano-Anderson's mother, Patricia, tried her best to flip the narrative for Juan and his siblings. It's also in Mexico. Toscano-Andersons performance at the 2015 FIBA Americas championship was enough to land him a contract from Mexicos top league. Juan went home and declared to his family he was giving up soccer. And most famously, so did Mike Riordan of the Washington Bullets. Even now, 42 games into his NBA career, Toscano-Anderson still finds it hard to believe hes on the Warriors. Mrs. Attles told her not to worry about it. I knew who I was. 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. Toscano-Anderson still plays with that same mindset in the NBA. Some players play hungry; Juan plays like a guy whos starving, Warriors guard Mychal Mulder said. Hes been with the Warriors forever. I am starting to accept that and who I am. A film he wrote . Its a reflection of Toscano-Andersons upbringing in East Oakland, the most dangerous area of a city with 30 homicides already in 2021. He's ready to pay it back to his mother -- the woman who gave him everything -- and pay it forward to his siblings. At first, it was about making the Santa Cruz Warriors during a tryout. 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. Really? "That's what makes me go.". Al Attles is best known as a Basketball Player. (1999) and Black Magic (2008). ", Earlier in his life, it was easier for Toscano-Anderson to identity as Black because of his surroundings. "Like, wow, I get to beat all of these kids? As did the policeman. My father is as humble as they come. But it won't last long. 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. Rather than voice her displeasure about her day in comparison to his relatively short day, she instead took her frustration out on the pots and pans in the kitchen. I wont detail the rest, because I am not sure if my father is still protected under the statute of limitations. 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. We knew what we were doing.. When Patricias salary from teaching violence-prevention skills to juvenile offenders wasnt enough to cover the rent, she and her kids stayed with her father, Macario Toscano. Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast, El Viaje: JTA details his journey in proudly embracing Mexican roots. Attles also played on the Warriors' 1967 team that lost to Chamberlain's 6813 Philadelphia 76ers in an evenly matched, six-game championship series. One half of one percent of people looking to play professional basketball will even get the opportunity to try out.. He plans on starting with getting his brother a car for his 16th birthday. He took over as player-coach for the last season of his career, and remained as head coach until 1983 (save for 21 games in 1980). I am excited to be in Springfield. As a kid, Toscano-Anderson lived in five houses scattered across East Oakland. Because of those varying roles, Attles will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor on Sept. 6. Almost all their belongings, including many of the kids childhood photos, were destroyed. "I knew that I was Mexican. Ever! In my case, I was raised in a predominantly white family and went to a predominantly white school. I remember walking to in the house one day to find Marvin Gaye sitting in our living room. Yes, the wife of Warriors legend Al Attles. She also helped him get on the Oakland Rebels' AAU basketball team. Attles, 82, has not been at Warriors games recently this season because of what team spokesman Raymond Ridder called age-related ailments. The Warriors have invited Attles to be among the Warriors luminaries to attend Sundays game against the Clippers, which will mark the final regular-season game at Oracle Arena. Alvin, wake up! When Al put that uniform on, he gave you everything he had, Barry said. [4] He has a bachelor's degree in Physical Education and History along with a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction. "But, with all that being said, I feel like I have done myself a disservice by trying to make people happy. [10], Attles at the Golden State Warriors Victory Parade on June 19, 2015, the night Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, "Al Attles, Hubie Brown recipients of 2017 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award", "50 years on, reluctant Warrior al Attles is the team's mainstay", "Al Attles, a Warrior for Life, is a Bridge to a Lone Bay Area Title", "North Carolina A&T to Retire Alvin Attles' Number", "On the occasion of his father's induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, a son pays tribute", Basketball-Reference.com: Al Attles (as coach), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_Attles&oldid=1138383068, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 10:58. Heres why California has seen so much active weather. And playing alongside players such as Steph Curry and Draymond Green and seeing the championship trophies the Warriors won without him is constantly humbling him and serves as reminders as to what level he wants to reach. 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. It also unlocked his passion for basketball. Al Attles was such a player, an enforcer. I look forward to meeting so many idols from my youth. And so that was kind of humbling. I love who I am. My mom explained that her day was exhausting, and she was tired. 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. The bigger picture to my father was always his family, and the Warriors had become his family. Connor Letourneau is a sports enterprise reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. He tries to impact the game the same way Green does -- by doing a bit of everything. Kerr wore a 1970s style suit similar to what Attles wore on the sideline. 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. Juan, he said, had a real future in basketball. Outside of his family, most of the people he interacted with were Black. Willhemina Attles, wife of Warriors Hall of Famer Al Attles, holds a mug signed by current Warrior Juan Toscano-Anderson and his third-grade classmates from back in 2002 when Attles was. I always knew hed be a statistic, Patricia said. When Attles arranged for him to attend the Warriors youth basketball camp for free, she didnt imagine that it would start a hardwood odyssey that would culminate in a roster spot on his hometown NBA team. Patricia, still grieving the death of her younger brother, sank into a deep depression. I'm glad I did everything my way.". Wilhelmina, the wife of Golden State legend Al Attles, could sense that something troubled her new student. Everybody always said that if Al ever got into boxing, Barry said, he probably wouldve been a world champion.. Because there is nowhere better than home, playing for the home team. To her surprise, she was having a boy. He is one of the last living members of the franchise who dates to their time in Philadelphia. 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 . I heard that message on more Saturday mornings than I can recall. Im just ecstatic that hes one of the positive ones. But all it took was a little encouragement from the wife of a Warriors Hall of Famer to turn him onto the sport. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. When his mom moved back to Castro Valley when he was in fifth grade, he refused to leave East Oakland. He played overseas, joining the Mexican national basketball team in 2016 at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and then in Mexico and Venezuela from 2016 to 2018. Hes had a fighting spirit since the moment he came into the world, Patricia said. I know I am Mexican. It was quite the homecoming. Toscano-Anderson penned a personal note on the jersey reading: I wouldnt be wearing this jersey if it werent for you, Toscano-Anderson humbly shared with her. (By Robert Stinnett / Oakland Tribune), Al Attles was the head coach for the Golden State Warriors during their only championship in the 1974-75 season. "And I always tried to embed that in them in it, and let them know that it didn't make them any less.". The racket she caused made my father get up to ask her what was wrong. He is an actor, known for Inside Moves (1980), The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. To make the Santa Cruz Warriors 2018-19 roster, Toscano-Anderson needed some good fortune a timely preseason trade that freed up a contract for him. "I'm sure there were some more opportunities out there for me, but this is home for me. His apartment with his girlfriend and turned on NBC Sports Bay Area, but this is for! 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