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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Hutton Gibson - Mel Gibson's Father
Hutton Gibson had extreme views and was part of a splinter group of Traditional Catholics that rejected the reforms of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).
He attended a seminary early in life.
He worked as a brakeman and later as a freight conductor for the New York Central Railroad.
He injured his spine on the job and could no longer work.
In 1968, he became a Jeopardy! grand champion and won thousands of dollars.
He was the father of 11 children, including actor and director Mel Gibson.
He believed in conspiracy theories, including denying the Holocaust and claiming the 9/11 planes were remote-controlled.
He won a large settlement in a lawsuit against the railroad company over his injury.
At 92, he went from being wheelchair-bound to walking again after stem cell therapy in Panama.
He died at the age of 101.
