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'His legacy is just the thousands of people he has touched': Longtime Barnsdall coach Joe Gilbert dies at 87 - Article Photos

Joe Gilbert, who spent 66 years coaching numerous sports at Barnsdall High School, died Monday at age 87. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
Joe Gilbert, who spent 66 years coaching numerous sports at Barnsdall High School, died Monday at age 87. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
Coach Joe Gilbert during girls basketball practice in the gym inside Barnsdall High School in Barnsdall, Okla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Gilbert has coached at Barnsdall since 1954. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
Coach Joe Gilbert during girls basketball practice in the gym inside Barnsdall High School in Barnsdall, Okla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Gilbert has coached at Barnsdall since 1954. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
Coach Joe Gilbert shown in the yearbook for the 1954-1955 school year at Barnsdall High School in Barnsdall, Okla. Gilbert, currently the girls basketball coach, has coached at Barnsdall since 1954. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
Coach Joe Gilbert shown in the yearbook for the 1954-1955 school year at Barnsdall High School in Barnsdall, Okla. Gilbert, currently the girls basketball coach, has coached at Barnsdall since 1954. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
Coach Joe Gilbert takes a phone call from another coach while inside the fieldhouse named after him at Barnsdall High School in Barnsdall, Okla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Gilbert, currently the girls basketball coach, has coached at Barnsdall since 1954. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
Coach Joe Gilbert takes a phone call from another coach while inside the fieldhouse named after him at Barnsdall High School in Barnsdall, Okla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Gilbert, currently the girls basketball coach, has coached at Barnsdall since 1954. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]