Who is Barry Bonds father? Meet Bobby Bonds

Barry Bonds was born into a family with a baseball sporting background, thus it was unavoidable that he would follow in their footsteps.

Bonds began playing baseball in his high school years and debuted professionally in 1986 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He switched to the San Francisco Giants, the team for whom his father and godfather both played, as early as 1993.

Bonds rose to worldwide prominence during the course of his career, which spanned a little more than two decades. At the time of his retirement, he had 14 All-Star appearances and had won 8 Golden Gloves.

He also set other marks, including the most career home runs (762), the most home runs in a single season (73), the most career walks (2,558), and the most career deliberate walks (688).

Aside from sports, he made his acting debut with a cameo in the baseball film ‘Rookie of the Year’.

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Who is Barry Bonds father? Meet Bobby Bonds: Age, height, parents, siblings, education

Bobby Lee Bonds was born on March 15, 1946, in Riverside, California, and was most renowned for his uncommon combination of speed and power. Robert and Elizabeth were Bobby’s parents.

He had two elder brothers, Robert Jr. and David, as well as a sister, Rosie. He schooled at the Riverside Polytechnic High School.

He was a member of the 30-30 club five times, when he stole 30 bases and hit 30 home runs in the same season.

Until then, just four times in baseball history has the accomplishment been accomplished. In 1973, he came close to being the first member of the 40-40 club when he stole 43 bases and hit 39 home runs.

Bobby Bonds was 6 feet 1 inch tall (185 centimetres or 1.85 metres).

Bonds was the Indians’ coach from 1984 until 1987. Bonds eventually saw that drinking was hurting his life when he was fired and joined Alcoholics Anonymous.

He died at the age of 53 from lung cancer.

Bobby Bonds wife and children

He married Patricia Howard on May 3, 1963. They have three sons: Barry Bonds, Rick Bonds, and Bobby Bonds Jr.

Bobby Bonds teams played

He played the San Francisco Giants (1968–1974), New York Yankees (1975), California Angels (1976–1977), Chicago White Sox (1978), Texas Rangers (1978), Cleveland Indians (1979), St. Louis Cardinals (1980) and Chicago Cubs (1981).

Bobby Bonds net worth

Bobby Bonds had a net worth of $5 million.

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