He was an offensive star for the junior St Catharines TeePees from 1949 to 1952. In 1952-53 he turned pro with the St. Louis Flyers of the American Hockey League. He split the 1953-54 season between the Edmonton Flyers and the Quebec Aces and then settled in with the Springfield Indians. Boone played for four different Western Hockey League teams from 1960 to 1967, placing on the First All-Star team in 1962-63 and the Second team in 1963-64. He retired in 1967 but came back to become the playing-coach of the Des Moines Oak Leafs in 1968-69 and also played a few games for them in 1969-70.