Soup Cable

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.

Career statistics

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

NBL Source

Regular season

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 11.0Career 17 36 55 127 7.5