Walter J. Zable was born in Los Angeles, California. However, he grew up in Boston, Massachusetts during the Great Depression while his father worked as a mill worker. Before Zable even reached high school he had already taken a keen interest in electronics. During the daytime he would work on his athletic ability—specifically his football, baseball and track and field prowess—and at nighttime he was enrolled in Boston Trade School where he would take classes at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Wentworth Institute of Technology. Years later Zable recounted that "electronics and athletics were [his] life." He graduated from high school in 1933.
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| - Walter J. Zable was born in Los Angeles, California. However, he grew up in Boston, Massachusetts during the Great Depression while his father worked as a mill worker. Before Zable even reached high school he had already taken a keen interest in electronics. During the daytime he would work on his athletic ability—specifically his football, baseball and track and field prowess—and at nighttime he was enrolled in Boston Trade School where he would take classes at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Wentworth Institute of Technology. Years later Zable recounted that "electronics and athletics were [his] life." He graduated from high school in 1933.
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| - Betty Virginia Carter Zable
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| - Walter J. Zable
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| - Photo courtesy of Cubic Corporation
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| - Zable, Walter Joseph; Zable, Walt
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| - Los Angeles, California, United States
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| - San Diego, California, United States
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| - Founder, chairman and CEO of Cubic Corporation
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| - World's oldest public company CEO at time of death; All-American college football player; semi-professional football player for the Richmond Arrows
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| - American businessman; founder, chairman, and CEO of Cubic Corporation; college baseball, basketball, football, and track athlete; also played early semi-professional football for the Richmond Arrows
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| - Walter J. Zable was born in Los Angeles, California. However, he grew up in Boston, Massachusetts during the Great Depression while his father worked as a mill worker. Before Zable even reached high school he had already taken a keen interest in electronics. During the daytime he would work on his athletic ability—specifically his football, baseball and track and field prowess—and at nighttime he was enrolled in Boston Trade School where he would take classes at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Wentworth Institute of Technology. Years later Zable recounted that "electronics and athletics were [his] life." He graduated from high school in 1933. Zable earned a full athletic scholarship to the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He chose William & Mary over Harvard University which was much closer to home and also offered him an academic scholarship. Zable suited up for the Indians football team from 1934 through 1936. He enjoyed success on the gridiron and earned honorable mention All-America accolades his senior year. In addition to football, Zable also lettered in baseball, basketball, and track and field.
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