Updated January 27th, 2020 at 10:51 IST
Top college baseball coach killed in Bryant crash
John Altobelli, the longtime baseball coach at Orange Coast College, was killed along with his wife and daughter in Sunday's helicopter crash that also took the lives of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna.
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John Altobelli, the longtime baseball coach at Orange Coast College, was killed along with his wife and daughter in Sunday's helicopter crash that also took the lives of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna.
Altobelli, 56, died along with his wife, Keri, and daughter, Alyssa, who was about 13 and played on the same basketball team as Bryant's daughter.
John Altobelli spent 27 seasons as coach at the community college in Costa Mesa, California.
The team won a state championship last year and Altobelli was named national coach of the year.
He led the team to more than 700 victories and four state titles.
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Published January 27th, 2020 at 10:51 IST