Walter J. Zable
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1915 – 2012
Who was Walter J. Zable?
Walter Joseph Zable was an American businessman, entrepreneur, semi-professional football player and standout college athlete. He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Cubic Corporation, a public corporation providing military defense equipment and automated fare collection equipment. At the time of Zable's death, he was the world's oldest public company CEO and Cubic was worth 1.28 billion dollars. Earlier in his life he had played semi-professional football for the Richmond Arrows in the Dixie League. Some sources also mention him as having played for the National Football League's New York Giants, although no official Giants records exist of him having played for the team.
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- Born
- Jun 17, 1915
Los Angeles - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- College of William and Mary
- University of Florida
- Died
- Jun 23, 2012
La Jolla
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on July 23, 2013
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