Nationality American Name Barney Cable Weight 79 kg | Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg) Height 2.01 m Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Role Basketball Player | |
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NBA draft 1958 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10th overall | ||
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.
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