3 , 0 6 7 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 6 3 , ▁its ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁When ▁Din ers ▁Club ▁and ▁other ▁stock hold ers ▁threatened ▁to ▁b ail ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁franch ise , ▁Mie uli ▁simply ▁purchased ▁their ▁shares ▁until ▁he ▁eventually ▁became ▁the ▁sole ▁owner . ▁ ▁His ▁ 2 4 - year ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁War riors ▁was ▁moder ately ▁successful ▁on ▁the ▁court , ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁made ▁the ▁play offs ▁ten ▁times ▁with ▁three ▁NBA ▁Final s ▁appearances . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁championship ▁series ▁resulted ▁in ▁defe ats ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁C elt ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁ 7 6 ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁third ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁was ▁a ▁four - game ▁swe ep ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁Bul lets ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁franch ise ▁won ▁the ▁title ▁after ▁its ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁Bay ▁Area . ▁Home ▁attend ance ▁was ▁a ▁different ▁story ▁as ▁the ▁War riors ▁aver aged ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁game ▁only ▁five ▁times ▁( 1 9 7 6 – 1 9 7 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ). ▁ ▁Mie uli ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁breaking ▁down ▁ra cial ▁bar riers ▁in ▁the ▁NBA ▁by ▁encourag ing ▁his ▁team ' s ▁front ▁office ▁to ▁sign ▁players ▁regardless ▁of ▁color . ▁Ten ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁players ▁on ▁the