ATLANTIC CITY — The city is honoring one of its high school's greatest sports fans.

At its Sept. 17 meeting, City Council voted to rename the corner of Texas and Fairmount avenues "John Bucci Corner."

Bucci died in June 2024 at 60. He was a fixture at Vikings' sporting events.

Bucci — everyone called him John-John — remembered everyone’s birthday and their biggest games.

Atlantic City High School superfan 'John-John' Bucci dies

The Atlantic City High School sports teams lost their best friend this weekend.

The 1985 Atlantic City High School graduate knew everybody’s phone numbers, even those of players and coaches from other schools, as well as reporters. If he couldn’t get to an Atlantic City game, he would call reporters to get the final score.

Bucci worked as a special education

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