Kobe Bryant’s dad, Joe Bryant, has died at 69 years old — four years after the basketball star was tragically killed in an helicopter accident. Joe recently battled a health issue and suffered a massive stroke, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Tuesday, July 16. Joe, who was known as “Jellybean,” was the Public League Player of the Year in 1972. He was the first-round draft pick of the Golden State Warriors in 1975, but when the Warriors sold his rights to the 76ers, he spent four seasons there. He then went on to play for the Houston Rockets, but he became even more successful playing in …
