On this day in sports: January 26

1. 2014 Died: Tom Gola, American basketball player, coach, and politician (born 1933) Source
2. 2020 A Sikorsky S-76B flying from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport crashes in Calabasas, 30 miles west of Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board, including five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant. Source
3. 2020 A Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California, killing all nine people on board, including former basketball player Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Source
4. 2020 Died: John Altobelli, American college baseball coach (born 1963) Source
5. 2020 Died: Kobe Bryant, American basketball player (born 1978) Source

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