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.