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Nevyle R. Cable
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Making the best of any situation comes naturally to Nevyle Cable (BS ’77). His gentle smile and affable nature give a glimpse of the silver-lining personality that lies beneath the surface.
Cable was an all-around athlete – basketball, football and track – at Hominy High School, where he found motivation in the coaches and landed a football scholarship to
The University of Tulsa. While he was never a gridiron star, Cable looks at the bright side: “I love telling people I spent my college football career trying to cover guys like Steve Largent and Drew Pearson – in practice!”
Cable started out as a mechanical engineering major but quickly found his niche in the finance program after accepting a bank examiner internship.
He transferred to the business college and the die was cast for a successful career, which has culminated with his presidency at the First National Bank of Okmulgee, where he also has served as director and CEO since 1990.
“As a community banker, our role is to help our area residents,” Cable said seriously before grinning again. “I can’t tell you how many first car loans I’ve made for customers’ children.”
He served as chairman of the Oklahoma Bankers Association in 2001 and currently is chairman of the Oklahoma Heritage Association and a trustee of the Oklahoma Lottery Commission. He’s been involved with the State Board of Career and Technology Education, United Way, Boy Scouts of America and Chamber of Commerce in Okmulgee, where he served on the Memorial Hospital Board for 20 years.
Cable recalls special times at TU, including ringing the bell after commencement with his mother. This was particularly poignant since he was the first member of his family to graduate from college.
“I will always be appreciative of the opportunities that The University of Tulsa afforded me,” said Cable, who still stays in touch with football legends such as Largent, Rick Engles and Steve August, industry colleagues such as Ray Baumgarten, executive vice president at Summit Bank, and many other friends he made at TU. “The sense of camaraderie will always stay with me,” he said.
Cable served on the Golden Hurricane Club board and the Collins College of Business executive advisory board. “The transformation of the campus is unbelievable. As a residential campus, TU provides today’s students with the best experience possible,” he said. Cable also was thrilled with the changes to the TU football facilities at Skelly Field that came about in 2007-08 with H.A. Chapman Stadium and Case Athletic Complex. “It is the perfect stadium for our football program,” he said.
Cable is a lifetime member of the Lettermen’s Association and has been a season football ticket holder for nearly 40 years. “I’m really excited about TU entering the American Athletic Conference,” he said. “Teams will play at the level that’s expected of them. And, this new league brings a lot of national exposure to TU since athletics is a door-opener for many students and the general public.”
Cable has two sons, Josh and Jared, and two stepdaughters. He and his wife, Carol, also have five grandchildren. Through the years, he graduated from a three-year banking program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, served in the National Guard, worked as a national bank examiner and served as executive vice president of First National Bank & Trust of Tulsa before settling in Okmulgee.
“When the TU Alumni Association told me I had been selected as one of this year’s Distinguished Alumni, I was at a loss for words. I had to pinch myself,” he laughed. “I bleed blue. It’s very humbling, and I’m very proud.”