Longtime Orange Coast College head baseball coach John Altobelli was a victim of the helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., that killed everyone aboard Sunday, including NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Altobelli's wife Keri and his daughter Alyssa were also among the victims of the accident, a member of the family told CNN. The group was reportedly flying to the girls' travel basketball game.
Altobelli, who also coached future MLB stars like Aaron Judge and Jeff McNeil in the Cape Cod League, was the longest-tenured baseball coach in Orange Coast College history. He led the Pirates to four California Community College Athletic Association championships, including in 2019, when he was named an American Baseball Coaches Association National Coach of the Year. During the 2019 season, he collected the 700th win of his coaching career.
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