About Bob Cone
Lived 1894 – 1955 (aged 61). Bob Cone was an American baseball player and urologist.
Robert Earl Cone (February 27, 1894 – May 24, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and one of the early urologists in Texas.
Biography Cone was born in Galveston, Texas, where he attended Ball High School.
After his baseball career, Cone attended medical school, graduating from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in 1919. He became a urologist affiliated with the same institution, establishing urology as a distinct surgical specialty at UTMB and remaining the urology chief until his death. The Texas Urological Society was formed at Cone's home in Galveston.
Cone married Mallie Parten in 1926. The couple had two children. Cone died in 1955.
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Who was Bob Cone?
American baseball player
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Bob Cone was born on 27 February 1894 in Galveston.
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Bob Cone died on 24 May 1955 in Galveston.
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Bob Cone was a baseball player and urologist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bob Cone. https://biography.guide/bob-cone/
MLA: "Bob Cone." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bob-cone/.
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