Soup Cable

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]

Soup Cable

Personal information
Born	(1913-04-04)April 4, 1913 Akron, Ohio
Died	February 19, 1995(1995-02-19) (aged 81) Prospect, Kentucky
Nationality	American
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)

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^[1]

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