The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that Golden State Warriors Legend and Community Ambassador Alvin Attles has been elected as part of the Class of 2019.
Attles, 82, joined the Philadelphia Warriors in 1960 as the club’s fifth-round draft choice and has been affiliated with the franchise ever since, a span of nearly 60 years that represents the longest active stint with a single franchise in the NBA. He is one of only six players in Warriors history to have his number retired (#16), along with Rick Barry (#24), Wilt Chamberlain (#13), Tom Meschery (#14), Chris Mullin (#17) and Nate Thurmond (#42).