# Bob Boone, World Series champion and member of MLB’s first three-generation family, dead at 78

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bob-boone-world-series-champion-and-member-of-mlbs-first-three-generation-family-dead-at-78/
- Published: 2026-11-10T22:40:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T23:22:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/bob-boone-world-series-champion-member-mlbs-first-three-generation-family-dead-78
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Bob Boone has died aged 78.
- He won the 1980 World Series with Philadelphia.
- His sons Bret and Aaron also played in the majors.

## Summary

Former Major League Baseball catcher and manager Bob Boone has died aged 78, his son Bret announced. A four-time All-Star and seven-time Gold Glove winner, Boone was part of MLB’s first three-generation baseball family and became a respected figure both on the field and in the players’ union.

Boone played 19 seasons for Philadelphia, California and Kansas City, winning a World Series with the Phillies in 1980. He recorded a .254 batting average, 105 home runs and 826 runs batted in, then managed the Royals and Cincinnati Reds to a 371-444 record. His sons Bret and Aaron also played in the majors; Aaron manages the New York Yankees. No cause of death was announced.

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