Brother of famed Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, father of Michael Jackson's co-executor dies at 86
John R. Branca, brother of famed Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca and father of John Branca, the co-administrator of Michael Jackson's estate, has died.
His family announced his death Thursday in Los Angeles.
John R. Branca was a former New York state assemblyman and chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission who was known for bringing boxing back to Madison Square Garden. He was a teacher and coach of winning high school sports teams for years.
The 86-year-old Branca, who spent most of his life in Mount Vernon, N.Y., died July 17 of vascular disease in Boca Raton, Fla., where he had retired in the late 1980s.
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