Orange Coast College head coach John Altobelli killed in Kobe Bryant crash

by Brian Foley January 26, 2020

by Brian Foley January 26, 2020 0 comment

Orange Coast College head coach John Altobelli was killed in the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash according to Orange County Register writer Steve Fryer.

Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli dies in helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant https://t.co/WXYT4tIseN

— Steve Fryer (@SteveFryer) January 26, 2020

Altobelli was highly regarded throughout the college baseball world serving as a head coach of the Cape Cod Baseball League’s Brewster Whitecaps from 2012-2014 and his older son JJ had an outstanding career at Oregon.

Altobelli’s wife and daughter also passed away in the crash. This story is still coming in and will be updated as more information comes available.

Cape Cod Baseball League Orange Coast College

Brian Foley

Brian Foley is the founder and Lead Editor of College Baseball Daily since its inception in 2005. He has covered two CWS, multiple NCAA Baseball Regionals, and other special events across the country. In addition to his duties with College Baseball Daily, he has covered games for Inside Lacrosse and been featured in USA Today, Wall Street Journal among other publications. He can be contacted by email at editor at collegebaseballdaily.com and followed on Twitter @BFoley82.

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