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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | May 8, 1963 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 2020 (aged 56) Calabasas, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| College and Minor League Baseball | |
| 1982–1983 | Golden West |
| 1984–1985 | Houston |
| 1985 | Miami Marlins (Florida State League) |
| Position(s) | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987 | Houston (asst.) |
| 1988–1992 | UC Irvine (asst.) |
| 1993–2019 | Orange Coast |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 705–478–4 (.596) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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John Edward Altobelli (May 8, 1963 – January 26, 2020) was an American college baseball coach who worked for 27 seasons at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California. During his career, he led the Pirates to four California state junior college titles and in 2019 was named National Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Altobelli and eight other people, including his wife Keri, daughter Alyssa, former professional basketball player Kobe Bryant and Bryant's daughter Gianna, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on January 26, 2020.