Soup Cable
Soup Cable| Personal information |
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| Born |
(1913-04-04)April 4, 1913
Akron, Ohio |
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| Died |
February 19, 1995(1995-02-19) (aged 81)
Prospect, Kentucky |
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| Nationality |
American |
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| Listed height |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
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| Career information |
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| High school |
West (Akron, Ohio) |
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| Position |
Guard |
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| Career history |
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| 1937–1941 |
Akron Firestone Non-Skids |
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| 1941–1942 |
Toledo Jim White Chevrolets |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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- 2× All-NBL First Team (1939, 1940)
- 2× NBL champion (1939, 1940)
- All-NBL Second Team (1938)
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Howard W. "Soup" Cable (April 4, 1913 – February 19, 1995) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He bypassed college basketball after graduating from high school and jumped right to the professional ranks, first with the Akron Firestone Non-Skids (1937–1941) and then to the Toledo Jim White Chevrolets (1941–42).[1][2] Cable led the Non-Skids to consecutive National Basketball League championships in 1938–39 and 1939–40.[2] In both of those seasons he was named to the All-NBL First Team.[1] He was married to Catherine Tobin and had two children, Howard and Tamara. Catherine's brother was Paul Tobin, a teammate of Cable's with Akron.[3]
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