Officials said the blaze began at Cooper's Decatur, Texas home sometime around 7 PM. According to reports, the residence was engulfed in flames by the time first responders arrived.
Cooper was the lone person injured during the incident.
Further details regarding the inferno -- such as what started it -- have not yet been made available ... an investigation remains ongoing.
"It is with great sadness that our family shares the passing of our Dad, The Super Looper, Roy Cooper," Cooper's son, Tuf, wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday.