(Gray News) - Legendary MLB catcher Bob Boone has died, according to his son.

He was 78."My dad- He was my mentor, my coach, my rock. He taught me how to be a pro and more importantly, how to be a man. He was one of the highest integrity people I've ever known and I'm going to miss him dearly. Baseball lost a great one yesterday. R.I. P dad, I love you," Boone's son, former MLB player Bret Boone, wrote on X. Former Philadelphia Phillies' Bob Boone waves to the crowd before a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, in Philadelphia.

(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)(Matt Slocum | AP)According to Sports Illustrated, Bob Boone won four Gold Glove Awards in seven seasons as the California Angels' catcher in the 1980s.