Hall of Honor

Greg Gilcrease HoH

Greg Gilcrease

  • Class
  • Induction
    2018
  • Sport(s)
    Football


Dr. Greg Gilcrease was 3-year letter winner for the Bobcat Football team from 1979-1981. An offensive lineman at the guard position, Gilcrease was a two-time Academic All-American in 1980 and 1981.
As a two-year starter for the Bobcats, he won both a National Championship and Lone Star Conference Championship his senior year, while also winning a Lone Star Conference Championship his junior season. He was a three-time Lone Star Conference All-Academic team member in 1979, 1980, and 1981. He also was named to the All-Texas Colleges Academic Team in 1980 and 1981. This award comprised players that were selected from all four-year institutions playing football in the state of Texas.
Gallery: (1-1-2019) Greg Gilcrease Hall of Honor

As a part of one of the best offensive lines in college football, Gilcrease helped anchor a front five that contributed to the Bobcats 13-1 record in 1981, 8-3 record in 1980 and 7-4 record in 1979. During his time on the line, the Bobcats experienced tremendous offensive success, including multiple Bobcat records from running backs, quarterbacks and wide receivers. During Gilcrease senior year, the Bobcats compiled the most rushing yards in a season in Bobcat history with 3,205.  They also had the highest rushing average ever recorded in a season with 293.2 rushing yards per game.  The Bobcats also scored in droves, averaging 37.5 points per game, the highest average in Bobcat history.

While at Texas State he was also a member of the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, the Dean’s list, a Gallardian Nominee, and served as the Vice President of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.
He graduated from Texas State in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry.  He then went on to receive his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Texas Dental Branch in 1987.

After graduating from Dental School, Dr. Gilcrease began a long career in San Marcos with a history of giving back to his community and the Bobcats.  He has practiced dentistry in San Marcos for most of his 31 years in the profession and was fortunate to work for 22 of those years alongside his father, the late Dr. Lewis Gilcrease. Greg has been the team dentist for Texas State Athletics since 1999. In his role as team dentist, he works directly with the Texas State Athletics training staff on both general and emergency dental procedures for student-athletes. He also provides the fitting and making of molds and mouth guards for TXST football and men’s and women’s basketball.

Gilcrease is the owner of Gilcrease Dental and specializes in cosmetic and family dentistry including orthodontics.  He is active in several professional dental associations, including membership in the American Dental Association and the International Dental Implant Association.   He is also a member of the Texas Dental Association and served as a delegate to the Texas Dental Association House of Delegates form 1996-2002.  He also served as president of the River District Dental Society from 1999-2002 and was voted Best Dentist in Hays County by the San Marcos Daily Record readers in 2001.

Gilcrease is also involved in several civic activities, he is the current president of the Navarro ISD Board of Trustees and chairman of the Guadalupe Appraisal District Board of Directors.  He spent numerous years coaching youth league sports and has also spent over 20 years officiating high school football games with the Austin Football Officials Association.

In addition to being the Bobcats Team Dentist, Gilcrease is a member of the Bobcat Club and both the men’s and women’s basketball booster organizations.  He is also both a board member for the “T” Association and the University Alumni Association, where he is also a Life Member.

Gilcrease has two children Grayson and Garrett.  Induction into the Hall of Honor is a family affair for the Gilcrease Family. His father, Dr. Lewis Gilcrease, was a standout men’s basketball player and was inducted into the Hall of Honor in 1978.
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