Career
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 National Basketball Association 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 National Basketball Association Draft.
He played for the Pistons (1958-1959, 1959-1960), Syracuse Nationals (1959-1961), Chicago Packers (1961-1962), Saint Louis Hawks (1961-1962, 1962-1963), Chicago Zephyrs (1962-1963) and Baltimore Bullets (1963-1964) in the National Basketball Association for 362 games.
He is honored in the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame.