Barney Cable Basketball player

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.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. He is honored in the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 29, 1935
Birth place
Rochester Pennsylvania
Height (meters)2.0066
Weight (Kilograms)79.38

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Basketball player

Career start1958
career end1967
college
Bradley Braves men's basketball
draft team
Detroit Pistons
draft year1958
position
Power forward (basketball)

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