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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.

Barney Cable

Personal information
Born	(1935-07-29) July 29, 1935 (age 87) 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
First-team All-MVC (1957)
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), Syracuse Nationals (1959–61), Chicago Packers / Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets (1961, 1963–64) and St. Louis Hawks (1961–63) 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

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com

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