Soup Cable

Soup Cable

Personal information
Born	(1913-04-04)April 4, 1913 Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Died	February 19, 1995(1995-02-19) (aged 81) Prospect, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school	West (Akron, Ohio)
Position	Guard
Career history
1937–1941	Akron Firestone Non-Skids
1941–1942	Toledo Jim White Chevrolets
Career highlights
2× NBL champion (1939, 1940) 2× All-NBL First Team (1939, 1940) All-NBL Second Team (1938)

Howard Wilson "Soup" Cable (April 4, 1913 – February 19, 1995) was an American professional basketball player. 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). Cable led the Non-Skids to consecutive National Basketball League championships in 1938–39 and 1939–40. In both of those seasons he was named to the All-NBL First Team. He was married to Catherine Tobin and had three children. Catherine's brother was Paul Tobin, a teammate of Cable's with Akron.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	FGM	Field goals made
FTM	Free throws made	FTA	Free throws attempted
FT%	Free throw percentage	PTS	Total points
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

†	Denotes seasons in which Cable's team won an NBL championship

NBL

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FGM	FTM	FTA	FT%	PTS	PPG
1937–38	Akron Firestone Non-Skids	15	42	45			129	8.6
1938–39†	Akron Firestone Non-Skids	24	99	64			262	10.9
1939–40†	Akron Firestone Non-Skids	26	79	61			219	8.4
1940–41	Akron Firestone Non-Skids	15	30	34	47	.723	94	6.3
1941–42	Toledo	5	10	3	4	.750	29	5.8
Career		85	260	37	51	.725	733	8.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FGM	FTM	PTS	PPG
1937–38	Akron Firestone Non-Skids	2	6	10	22	11.0
1938–39†	Akron Firestone Non-Skids	5	12	17	41	8.2
1939–40†	Akron Firestone Non-Skids	8	11	20	42	5.3
1940–41	Akron Firestone Non-Skids	2	7	8	22	11.0
Career		17	36	55	127	7.5