About Oscar Boone
Lived 1911 – 1958 (aged 47). Oscar Boone was an American baseball player.
Oscar Boone (March 28, 1911 – October 12, 1958), nicknamed "the San Angelo Sheepherder", was an American professional baseball catcher in the Negro leagues.
A native of Cameron, Texas, Boone played for the Atlanta Black Crackers and Baltimore Elite Giants in 1939 and the Chicago American Giants in 1941. He died in Eloy, Arizona in 1958 at age 47.
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Who was Oscar Boone?
American baseball player
When was Oscar Boone born?
Oscar Boone was born on 28 March 1911 in Cameron, Texas.
When did Oscar Boone die?
Oscar Boone died on 12 October 1958 in Eloy, Arizona.
What was Oscar Boone's occupation?
Oscar Boone was a baseball player.
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Oscar Boone was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Oscar Boone. https://biography.guide/oscar-boone/
MLA: "Oscar Boone." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/oscar-boone/.
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