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Bob Boone, World Series champion and part of 3-generation baseball family, has died. He was 78

Bob Boone, the catcher on the Philadelphia Phillies’ first World Series championship team who won seven Gold Gloves and was part of baseball’s first three-generation family, has died. He was 78. Boone’s son, Bret, announced his father’s death Tuesday on…

By Dan Gelston · Chron

Published: Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at 3:45 PM

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Seven-time Gold Glove-winning catcher and 1980 World Series champion Bob Boone has died at age 78.
His son Bret Boone announced the death on social media, with the Philadelphia Phillies confirming he died Monday.
Boone caught 2,225 major league games across 19 seasons with the Phillies, Angels, and Royals.

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Former Major League Baseball catcher and manager Bob Boone has died at the age of 78, his son Bret Boone announced on Tuesday. Boone was an integral member of the Philadelphia Phillies' 1980 World Series championship team and played 19 big-league seasons, earning seven Gold Glove awards across his career.

Boone belonged to a historic three-generation baseball family, as the son of Ray Boone and father to former major leaguers Bret and Aaron Boone. Over his career, he caught 2,225 games with the Phillies, California Angels, and Kansas City Royals, and later managed both the Royals and Cincinnati Reds.

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Bob Boone, World Series champion and part of 3-generation baseball family, has died. He was 78

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