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Classic Sports Card of The Day

10 Dec

1961 Fleer basketball card of Philadelphia Warriors’ guard Al Attles. Attles played 11 years in the NBA, all with the Warriors franchise, moving with them from Philly to San Francisco in 1962. He stayed a fixture in the Warrior organization when his playing career ended, becoming their head coach in 1970 and holding that position until 1983. Attles became one of the first African American coaches to win an NBA title in 1975 when his squad, a heavy underdog in the finals to the Washington Bullets, shocked the world by sweeping the Bullets in 4 games. Attles’ jersey number 16 is retired by the franchise, and he still attends every Warrior home game today.

 

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