Warriors staple Al Attles, one of NBA’s first Black head coaches, dies aged 87

• Attles coached Warriors to 1975 NBA championship
• The Destroyer' spent six decades with one organization

Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA champion Warriors and spent more than six decades with the organization as a player, general manager and most recently team ambassador, has died.

He was 87. The Warriors announced Wednesday that Attles had died in his East Bay home on Tuesday surrounded by family.