Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant and former NBA player, passed away at sixty-nine.
No official cause of death has been disclosed, but he recently suffered a severe stroke, as mentioned by
La Salle University and coach Fran Dunphy.Joe Bryant had been largely out of the public eye since
Kobe’s tragic death in a helicopter crash four years ago.In a 2010 interview, Kobe praised his father’s
basketball knowledge, saying Joe taught him “how to view the game,
how to prepare for the game and how to execute.”Joe Bryant was a standout at La Salle University and
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