The name of Alan Hampton was nothing new for the people. As the basketball and football champion of Virginia, Alan had been a star player in his high school years, so he deserved to be known by the public.
Actually, people were more impressed by his achievements in football. After all, the national sport of the United States was not basketball but football. The notoriety brought forth by football was much bigger than that of basketball. Moreover, Alan was regarded as the best quarterback of Virginia.
But now, when the name of Alan Hampton was mentioned, people would first think of that fight, which was sort of demonstrating the saying "evil news rides fast, while good news baits later".
