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  Howard Clifford Gilstrap

Howard Clifford Gilstrap

Player Profile

Sport: multi
Position: multi
Inducted: 1968
Hometown: Taylor, Texas

FOOTBALL (1921-23, End; 1937-56, Asst. Coach)
BASKETBALL (1922, Guard; 1943-45, Coach)
TRACK (1922-23)

• Football team scoring leader in 1921 with eight touchdowns
• SWC javelin champion in 1923, when UT won SWC track title
• Awarded 1922 Bellmont Cup as UT's outstanding track and field athlete
• Member of first UT football team to defeat Texas A&M at Kyle Field (1923)
• Coached UT basketball team to 1943 SWC co-championship and berth in NCAA Final Four

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