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Dick Cable

Dick Cable

Induction:
1998

Dick Cable

Four-year letterwinner (1952-55) for the Wisconsin basketball team
Second-team All-Big Ten in 1955 and honorable mention honors in 1953 and 1954
Captain and Most Valuable Player for the 1955 Badgers
Graduated in 1955 as the career scoring leader (1,180 points)
Scored a career-best 31 points vs. both Tulane and Notre Dame as a senior
Led the Badgers in season scoring twice (301 points in 1954 and a then-school-record 442 points in 1955)
Established a UW season mark for field goal percentage (.436 in 1954) and a single-game record for assists (11 vs. California in 1952)
Recipient of Wisconsin's Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1955
Drafted in the second round of the 1955 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Hawks
Helped organize volunteer fundraising for the Kohl Center project (1995-98)

Dick Cable

Old National Bank

Wednesday, February 18

Warren Family Dental || Mason Reiger

Wednesday, February 18

Highlights || Softball vs Iowa State

Wednesday, February 18

Highlights || UTA Dream City Classic

Wednesday, February 18

Wisconsin's 200 medley relay finishes second at Big Tens

Badgers collect silver in 200 medley relay

Wednesday, February 18

Oliver Olsson prepares for the serve

Five things to know: Men’s tennis wraps up non-conference slate

Wednesday, February 18

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Phish shows set for July 7 and 8 at Kohl Center

Wednesday, February 18

Emily Bojan smiles after a base hit in Texas.

Badgers return to Florida for FGCU Classic

Wednesday, February 18

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