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Post by VA's Finest on Aug 21, 2024 13:10:40 GMT -5
Just saw on ESPN crawl, Al Attles has passed away. Wow.
RIP and AGGIE PRIDE
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Post by VA's Finest on Aug 21, 2024 13:14:16 GMT -5
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Post by captaggie on Aug 21, 2024 14:04:01 GMT -5
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Aug 21, 2024 14:13:10 GMT -5
i was afraid of that when i saw the title of this thread but i was hoping it wasn't. al attles has made our alums very "proud" over the years. may he rest in peace...
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Post by pj on Aug 21, 2024 17:49:01 GMT -5
Rest Well Coach.
I saw that He was a Player/Coach for a while. The NBA was a unique League. I remember Lenny Wilkins doing that.
We have to only HBCU to have a Player win a NBA Title as a Coach.
I wonder what His game was like. A Stopper like a Dennis Rodman?
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Post by aggie62 on Aug 21, 2024 22:16:11 GMT -5
RIP, Al, and thanks for your contributions to society. I was at A&T with Al and not only was he a great ball player and leader but he was always a classic gentleman so I say again RIP, Al, and thanks for the memories...
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Post by aggieblackie2 on Aug 22, 2024 13:47:50 GMT -5
Great Man, Great Aggie, Great NBA Professional. RIP Coach Attles!!
Sorry A&T waited 100 years to retire your jersey.
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Post by AggieGroove on Aug 22, 2024 15:29:00 GMT -5
Rip Al Attles!
Great Aggie and man!
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Post by aggierattler on Aug 22, 2024 17:16:43 GMT -5
Yeah...yesterday was a tough day for me.
 🏀 Great tribute video. I didn’t get to talk to him a whole lot (not on a weekly basis or anything like that), but he was my first personal mentor in the NBA while I was with the original Charlotte Hornets. He took me under his wing from the first day that he heard about this Aggie being in Charlotte.
He was always available to me, and I appreciated that so much.
IMHO, he’s probably the most-accomplished NCA&T pro athlete ever. RIP, “Destroyer.”
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Post by pj on Aug 22, 2024 17:52:54 GMT -5
RIP, Al, and thanks for your contributions to society. I was at A&T with Al and not only was he a great ball player and leader but he was always a classic gentleman so I say again RIP, Al, and thanks for the memories... May I ask, what, as a Player at A&T in the CIAA made Him outstanding, getting Him drafted? Was He lighting up the League like Cleo Hill? or later, Earl Monroe? The question is out of respect, because of How hard it Still is to play in The NBA. |
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Post by jbrob on Aug 22, 2024 20:02:52 GMT -5
RIP, Al, and thanks for your contributions to society. I was at A&T with Al and not only was he a great ball player and leader but he was always a classic gentleman so I say again RIP, Al, and thanks for the memories... May I ask, what, as a Player at A&T in the CIAA made Him outstanding, getting Him drafted? Was He lighting up the League like Cleo Hill? or later, Earl Monroe? The question is out of respect, because of How hard it Still is to play in The NBA. Points 1958-1959 9.2 1959-1960 17.8 www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/attleal01.html |
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Post by jbrob on Aug 22, 2024 20:29:41 GMT -5
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Aug 22, 2024 20:36:50 GMT -5
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Post by aggie62 on Aug 22, 2024 20:50:41 GMT -5
RIP, Al, and thanks for your contributions to society. I was at A&T with Al and not only was he a great ball player and leader but he was always a classic gentleman so I say again RIP, Al, and thanks for the memories... May I ask, what, as a Player at A&T in the CIAA made Him outstanding, getting Him drafted? Was He lighting up the League like Cleo Hill? or later, Earl Monroe? The question is out of respect, because of How hard it Still is to play in The NBA. I watched a lot of basketball games while at A&T but I did not play basketball. However I'll try to answer your question. In my opinion, on the court Al demonstrated a tremendous knowledge of the game and he combined that with his GREAT leadership skills. He was truly a coach on the floor and his fellow players like Joe Howell, Joe Cotton, Herb Gray and Walter Holtzclaw appeared to followed readily as if he knew best. Most of all, in my opinion, Al was truly a nice guy... |
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Post by aggierattler on Aug 23, 2024 0:49:23 GMT -5
May I ask, what, as a Player at A&T in the CIAA made Him outstanding, getting Him drafted? Was He lighting up the League like Cleo Hill? or later, Earl Monroe? The question is out of respect, because of How hard it Still is to play in The NBA. I watched a lot of basketball games while at A&T but I did not play basketball. However I'll try to answer your question. In my opinion, on the court Al demonstrated a tremendous knowledge of the game and he combined that with his GREAT leadership skills. He was truly a coach on the floor and his fellow players like Joe Howell, Joe Cotton, Herb Gray and Walter Holtzclaw appeared to followed readily as if he knew best. Most of all, in my opinion, Al was truly a nice guy...
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🏀 Great tribute video. I didn’t get to talk to him a whole lot (not on a weekly basis or anything like that), but he was my first personal mentor in the NBA while I was with the original Charlotte Hornets. He took me under his wing from the first day that he heard about this Aggie being in Charlotte. 
