[1][2][3] Gilstrap is the only former UTA coach or player inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

Once UTA became a four-year institution, Gilstrap was instrumental in forming the Southland Conference (SLC), of which Arington State was a charter member.

[6] He remained at Arlington State as Director of Athletics until 1975, and chairman of the Department of Physical Education until 1978.

[7] He was also named Arlington Citizen of the Year in 1957 and later served on the United States Olympic Committee.

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