[2] Gipson often returned to the Houston Cougars football team to watch practice sessions and visit with coaching staff.
[1] In 1984 Gipson was sentenced to three years prison time for a Harris County conviction of delivery of a controlled substance.
He served time in the Texas Department of Corrections from August 15 to December 6, 1984, when he was released on early parole.
[1] According to medical records, Gipson was treated for shotgun wounds on December 27, 1984 at Ben Taub Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 19 at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Conroe, Texas and burial at Golden Gate Cemetery.