Robert Lee "Jack" Boone (May 28, 1918 – February 6, 1984) was an American football player and coach; most notably he served as head coach for the college football team of East Carolina College (now East Carolina University) for ten years.

Boone was a native of Portsmouth, Virginia, and attended Elon College, where he played on the football team as a halfback from 1938 to 1941, and was co-captain in his senior year.

[7] In 1952, Boone became head football coach for East Carolina,[8] the ninth in the program's history.

That year, the Pirates saw their first action in the postseason when they played Clarion State College in the Lions Bowl, but lost 13–6.

In 1953, the Pirates became the North State Conference champions and played in the Elks Bowl, where they lost 12–0 to Morris Harvey College.