Barney Cable

Barney Cable
No. 10, 23, 35, 21
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth July 29, 1935 (1935-07-29) (age 76)
Place of birth Rochester, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
High school Rochester (Pennsylvania)
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College Bradley
NBA Draft 1958 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro career 1958–1967
Career history
19581959 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 (EPBL)
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

Byrum William "Barney" Cable (born July 29, 1935 in Rochester, Pennsylvania) is a retired American basketball player. The fourth most prolific rebounder in Bradley basketball history, Barney Cable, a six-foot-seven Pennsylvanian, 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.

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