Barney Cable
Byrum William "Barney" Cable (born July 29, 1935) is a retired American basketball player. The fourth most prolific rebounder in Bradley basketball history, Barney Cable, a six-foot-seven forward from Rochester, Pennsylvania, was only the third BU player to be plucked in the NBA draft since the school went big time in 1938.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | July 29, 1935 Rochester, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rochester (Rochester, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Bradley (1955–1958) |
| NBA draft | 1958 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1958–1967 |
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| Number | 10, 23, 35, 21 |
| Career history | |
| 1958–1959 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1959–1961 | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1961 | Chicago Packers |
| 1961–1963 | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1963–1964 | Chicago Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets |
| 1964–1967 | Wilmingon Blue Bombers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 2,372 (6.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,884 (5.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 381 (1.1 apg) |
Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
He played collegiately for Bradley University.
He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (11th pick overall) of the 1958 NBA draft.
He played for the Pistons (1958–59, 1959–60), Syracuse Nationals (1959–61), Chicago Packers (1961–62), St. Louis Hawks (1961–62, 1962–63), Chicago Zephyrs (1962–63) and Baltimore Bullets (1963–64) in the NBA for 362 games. In 1967, he was named Coach of the Year in the Eastern Professional Basketball League.[1] He is honored in the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame.
References
- "Flyers in Penn. Tonight; Host Wilmington Sunday". The Bridgeport Post. 18 November 1967. p. 9. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com or Basketball-Reference.com