Bully Gilstrap (1901-1989)
Teams coached: Texas Longhorns
Texas record: 43-28 (.606)
Overall record: 43-28 (.606)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1943)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 1 (1943)
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Southwest Regular Season Champion: 1 (1943)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1942-1945 | Texas |
Bully Gilstrap Facts
- Howard Clifford Gilstrap
- Born August 31, 1901
- Died January 4, 1989
- Hometown: Taylor, Texas
- Alma Mater: University of Texas (BA, 1923)
- Played football and basketball at Texas, the latter for head coach L. Theo Bellmont
- Also ran track and threw javelin; was the SWC javelin champion in 1923
- Started his coaching career at Schreiner University in Kerrville, TX, spending eight years as head football coach
- Returned to alma mater Texas in 1937 to be an assistant football coach, serving that capacity for 20 seasons
- Was part of six SWC title teams and six bowl victories (including four Cotton Bowl wins)
- During his time with the football team, Gilstrap had a short stint as the Longhorns’ interim head basketball coach
- Won a SWC title and took the team to the NCAA Final Four in 1943, finishing the season 19-7
- Stepped away from the team in 1945 after a 10-10 (5-7) season with an overall record of 43-28
- Inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 1968 for his contributions as a player and coach
- His younger brother, Claude “Chena” Gilstrap, was head football coach and athletic director at Texas-Arlington
Bully Gilstrap Coaching Tree
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