COSTA MESA, CA — John Altobelli, who spent the final 27 years as the top coach at Orange Coast School, was killed Sunday within the helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter. Altobelli’s spouse, Keri, and daughter Alyssa, who performed on the identical AAU basketball group as Bryant’s daughter Gianna, additionally died within the crash.
From 2012 to 2014, Altobelli, 56, was the top coach of the Brewster Whitecaps and helped within the improvement of a number of future MLB All-Stars together with New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Choose and New York Mets outfielder Jeff McNeil.
