His competitiveness always is on full display -- perfectly depicted in the play against the Boston Celtics that resulted in him needing 27 stitches in his head. Heres why California has seen so much active weather. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? Juan Toscano-Anderson disputes fouling Jimmy Butler during a February game against the Heat at Chase Center. Juan Toscano-Anderson, even as a child, always appreciated his mother, Patricia, raising him in a single-parent home. (Oakland Tribune Photo), Former player, coach, player/coach and the last coach to last Warriors' coach to win a championship Al Attles has a word with the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) following their victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. 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. Those trophies and basketballs dont mean anything. The boy bothering my aunt found that out the hard way. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. "I'm in tune with both of my heritages, and I love that about myself. But it won't last long. I am versatile. (Ray Chavez/Staff Archives). 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. Toscano-Anderson could have been among them. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. The family has always felt that my fathers basketball contributions have been Hall Of Fame worthy. But I never really indulged in the culture, per se. I wanted to be a guy who establishes himself in this league and is not just here for preseason or a 10-day or a call-up. 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). At the end of the day, I accept that I am in a different category of my own. I cant wait to see his Hall of Fame ring and Hall of Fame blazer. Jersey No. 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. But hey, hes here and Im here. 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. Just make sure he gets there," Patricia recalls Mrs. Attles saying. 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Even now, 42 games into his NBA career, Toscano-Anderson still finds it hard to believe hes on the Warriors. Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life, Ask Amy: I feel guilty for not speaking up about my co-worker's activities, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do. So when Mrs. Attles stepped in and brought him to the Warriors' youth camp, it unlocked a new level of competitiveness in Toscano-Anderson. Ive always been a Warriors fan. 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. He plans on starting with getting his brother a car for his 16th birthday. After finishing fifth on the Warriors all-time games played list (711), he transitioned into coaching the organization. Ive talked to the late Maurice Lucas, Lenny Wilkens, Oscar Robertson and countless other players from his era. One night in July 1992, Macarios youngest son, Juan, had an argument with someone in the neighborhood. You can waste them both.. Alvin Austin Attles Jr. (Destroyer. Although the American team was full of G League players, Mexico came out on top. And well just smile, because thats so him. Patricia explained to Mrs. Attles that while she'd love for her son to be involved, but she simply didn't have the money for it. I vividly remember racing to my parents home under ashen clouds, sirens filling the air. 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. But at a certain point, the competition on the playground wasn't enough for him. Al Attles is a Warriors icon, but his wife, Wilhelmina, has been his rock for more than half a century. He had planned to attend the party. Attles, barely 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds, came to be known as The Destroyer. Attles was never a star in the league, yet he was an . Many of Juans new classmates had parents who were doctors or lawyers. Following a short stint as the Warriors general manager in 1983-84, Attles retired and became a regular fixture at Warriors home games. Even though I know what the situation is, it doesnt matter, said former Warriors forward Clifford Ray. 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Last season, the Warriors hosted Al Attles night during a regular-season game by playing a tribute video and handing out Its a reflection of Toscano-Andersons upbringing in East Oakland, the most dangerous area of a city with 30 homicides already in 2021. 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. "I feel like this situation is just destined," he said. Draymond Green explains his issue with Black History Month: Why do we get the shortest month? Some nights, he slept with his mom, Patricia Toscano, and sister, Ariana, in their silver sedan. "I'll take care of it. Sign me up! But when Toscano-Anderson first arrived at Mrs. Attles classroom in cornrows and a Larry Hughes replica Warriors jersey, he was an 8-year-old from the urban flatlands of East Oakland in a room filled with children from the more affluent Oakland hills. "I always said, 'You guys have two reasons to be proud,' " Toscano-Anderson's mothersaid. She did her best to provide for her children, but it never was easy to balance being a solo parent while maintaining a job in social work to support them. Attles was photographed at the team's downtown Oakland practice facility where a large sign honors the 74-75 Warriors. He's ready to pay it back to his mother -- the woman who gave him everything -- and pay it forward to his siblings. . I still remember that camp like it was last week Warriors Camp meant a lot. Meteorologist Gerry Daz examines why Februarys storm door was left wide open and when more Yosemite breaks snow record; park closed indefinitely, The epic California snowpack is inching toward record levels. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images. After police officers broke up the dispute and left the scene, the man returned. That encouragement set Toscano-Anderson on a path that has eventually led with the versatile forward finding a home with his childhood team, as this past May he signed a multi-year contract with the Warriors. At that time, the only NBA player he knew about was Allen Iverson.". Encouraged by her reaction, my father soon became the primary cook in our family. 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. Juan went home and declared to his family he was giving up soccer. Al Attles Basketball Player #173216 Most Popular Boost Birthday November 7, 1936 Birthplace Newark , NJ Age 86 years old Birth Sign Scorpio About Point guard who starred for the Philadelphia/Golden State Warriors from 1960-1971, and coached the team from 1970-1983. 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. So instead of a substantial financial increase and a promise of more executive control in a new city, my dad settled for lifelong season tickets, a small salary bump and a familiar seat in his office in the Oakland Coliseum. "It was like something to feed off of," the Warriors forwardsaid. Tough. Al Attles is best known as a Basketball Player. It never happened because The Destroyer rushed to Barrys defense, leisure suit and all. All she wanted was to keep him smiling. On a typical day Rick and Pam Barry get up between 10 and noon in their house on Mercer Island outside of Seattle and begin their exercise routine: First, there's 15 minutes designed to develop the. He thanked Attles again Thursday, noting, "She just changed my life." Attles's team tried to repeat the following season, but they lost to the Phoenix Suns in the Conference Finals in seven games. 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. 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. I always knew hed be a statistic, Patricia said. JTA incredibly surprises camper with free trip to Cancun camp. My dad paid the boy a visit. It has been his entire life, as he grew up on 95th Avenue in East Oakland. HIs wise counsel, his unwavering loyalty, his great sense of humor, his deep compassion for others. He tries to impact the game the same way Green does -- by doing a bit of everything. After being scouted and recruited, he wound up playing at Marquette University where his injuries cost him playing time through his four years. During the 198384 NBA season, Attles worked as the Warriors' general manager. The racket she caused made my father get up to ask her what was wrong. "Enjoy this journey that basketball and life have taken me on. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? Do you understand me? he barked at the trembling guard, who apologized and slunk away. "It's God-sent for sure. 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. During the first few months in his new town, he took care of his two younger siblings while his mom worked as the director of Catholic Charities violence prevention program. 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. 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. That message is easier to tell someone than it is to actually have the words stick. Hes been with the Warriors forever. Heck, he wears it on his chest and back every time he puts on his Golden State Warriors jersey. Golden State Warriors | "But he's. Tuesday, February 12, 2013. . It was very structured. This happened once he transferred schools after having a knife pulled on him in second grade. Almost all their belongings, including many of the kids childhood photos, were destroyed. This is my fathers playful response when people ask how he feels about being inducted into the Hall of Fame. (Staff Archives), Oakland, CA January 23, 1980 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles on the sidelines. Playing in Santa Cruz was really cool also being back home, that was really cool, said Toscano-Anderson. Fell in love. 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. I am starting to accept that and who I am. Juan's third-grade teacher, Wilhelmina Attles -- wife of Warriors legend Al Attles -- set him up at a basketball camp. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! I had this feeling that something bad was going to happen.. When his third-grade teacher Al Attles' wife, Wilhelmina took him to a Warriors-sponsored basketball camp, Toscano-Anderson returned home and told his soccer-obsessed grandpa, who asked . Now, just knowing that hecan provide for his family and stay close to them is just the icing on the cake to signing his contract. 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. And actually, that's what I'm about to go do. Sign up for a free trial of Mark Medinas Warriors text messaging service* * *, I would go over and sit with him. Whenever issues arose in the neighborhood, it was Juan who defended her. I remember walking to in the house one day to find Marvin Gaye sitting in our living room. It wouldn't matter if he was or wasn't a member of the team, he would always consider himself a Warrior. My dad never looked for trouble, but he would fight for his family. Now living this childhood dream, Toscano-Anderson returned to Chase Center not as someone on the preseason roster contending for a spot, but as a Golden State Warrior. He became the first Warriors Basketball Camp alumni to play for the Dubs, and the third product of the camps to play in the NBA. The time he saw a homeless man beat another homeless man with an aluminum bat on 95th Avenue. He retired as a player after the 197071 season, and stayed on as head coach, guiding the Rick Barry-led Warriors to the 1975 NBA championship over the heavily favored Washington Bullets, making him the second African-American coach to win an NBA title (the first was Bill Russell). For kids that are from Oakland, they can identify with me., Toscano-Anderson continued: Its not like theyre looking at the Kobe Bryants or the LeBron James. They have two children. could be eligible for a share of $104 million. I remember attending an NBA all-star game one summer at The Forum. But after he came home from practice earlier that day complaining of knee pain, Patricia had given him Tylenol with Codeine. And Toscano-Anderson has a similar tenacity, grit and hustle. 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. 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 was the second NBA black coach after Bill Russell. He also serves as a team ambassador. In class, his voice barely rose above a whisper. I paint the city, man, Toscano-Anderson said. I'm just Juan, the biracial guy. Most Californians can put off filing taxes until Oct. 16 but should they? He poured his heart, body and soul into it., WARRIORS HQ PODCAST: Be sure to visit our podcast page at mercurynews.com. On his right shoulder, One in a Million is written in black ink. It wasnt good, but my mom ate it like it was steak and lobster. 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. Several teams came looking to throw big money at him, hoping they would lure him away with more than Mr. Meuli could offer. She just changed my life, Toscano-Anderson shared. One would think, such brushes with greatness might change a person. Its nice they are recognizing someone who has been committed to the game of basketball.. They swept them. Thats what kind of jump started me playing basketball. 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 . Because of those varying roles, Attles will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor on Sept. 6. 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