Soup Cable

Soup Cable
Personal information
Born(1913-04-04)April 4, 1913
Akron, Ohio
DiedFebruary 19, 1995(1995-02-19) (aged 81)
Prospect, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolWest (Akron, Ohio)
PositionGuard
Career history
1937–1941Akron Firestone Non-Skids
1941–1942Toledo Jim White Chevrolets
Career highlights and awards

Howard Wilson "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 three children. Catherine's brother was Paul Tobin, a teammate of Cable's with Akron.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Soup Cable NBL stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Howard "Soup" Cable. Summit County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved on August 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Catheine Cable obituary".