Bully Gilstrap

Bully Gilstrap

Gilstrap from the 1943 Cactus
Biographical details
Born	Taylor, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1921–1923	Texas
Basketball
1921–1922	Texas
Track and field
1922–1923	Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1936	Schreiner
1937–1956	Texas (assistant)
Basketball
1942–1945	Texas
Head coaching record
Overall	43–28 (basketball)
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SWC regular season (1943)

Howard Clifford "Bully" Gilstrap was a college men's basketball and college football coach. He was the head coach of the Texas basketball program from 1942 to 1945. He coached the Longhorns to a 43–28 record, playing in one NCAA tournament and reaching the NCAA Final Four in 1943. Gilstrap also served as an assistant coach on the Longhorns football team for 20 seasons, from 1937 through 1956. He was an athlete at Texas, playing football, basketball and track and field. He was inducted into the University of Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 1968.

Gilstrap was the brother of coach and athletic administrator Chena Gilstrap.

Head coaching record

Basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Texas Longhorns (Southwest Conference) (1942–1945)
1942–43	Texas	19–7	9–3	T–1st	NCAA Final Four
1943–44	Texas	14–11	6–6	T–3rd
1944–45	Texas	10–10	5–7	5th
Texas:		43–28 (.606)	20–16 (.556)
Total:		43–28 (.606)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

See also

• List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach