The tragic helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant on Sunday didn’t just send shock waves through the basketball world.
According to several reports, one of the other victims was John Altobelli, the head baseball coach at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif., for over two decades. Altobelli also served as the head coach for three seasons for the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape Cod League from 2012-14.
In his first season with Brewster, Altobelli coached Aaron Judge and Jeff McNeil. Both players reacted on social media following the crash.
“Tough to hear the news of coach Altobelli,” McNeil wrote on Twitter.