Barney Cable
American basketball player (1935-2026)
Byrum William "Barney" Cable (July 29, 1935, January 26, 2026) was an American professional basketball player. Barney Cable, a six-foot-seven forward from Rochester, Pennsylvania, was the third Bradley University player to be selected in the NBA draft.
Cable was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the second 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 National Basketball Association (NBA) for 362 games.
Cable played for the Wilmington Blue Bombers of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1964 to 1967. He won EPBL championships in 1966 and 1967. Cable also served as head coach of the Blue Bombers from 1966 to 1968. He was named the EPBL Coach of the Year in 1967. He is honored in the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame.
After retirement, Cable lived in Hampstead, Maryland for 55 years. He died on January 26, 2026, at the age of 90.
01Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Source
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | Detroit | 31 | 8.7 | .341 | .793 | 2.8 | .4 | 3.5 |
| 1959-60 | Detroit | 7 | 16.6 | .367 | .400 | 6.9 | .9 | 6.9 |
| Syracuse | 50 | 12.0 | .378 | .702 | 3.5 | .7 | 4.3 | |
| 1960-61 | Syracuse | 75 | 21.9 | .463 | .676 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 8.1 |
| 1961-62 | Chicago | 15 | 33.2 | .378 | .712 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 13.7 |
| St. Louis | 52 | 26.2 | .419 | .623 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 10.0 | |
| 1962-63 | St. Louis | 42 | 15.8 | .495 | .651 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| Chicago | 19 | 28.5 | .402 | .636 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 8.1 | |
| 1963-64 | Baltimore | 71 | 15.8 | .400 | .667 | 4.2 | .7 | 3.7 |
| Career | 362 | 18.8 | .420 | .665 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 6.6 | |
Playoffs
Sources and credits
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- Barney Cable 1961.jpg by Essex Meats, Public domain
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