Legacy
Hooper penned an autobiography, The Unwanted Boy, which was published posthumously in 1963. Hooper was widely regarded in East Tennessee as an inspirational figure.
The Ben W. Hooper Vocational School at 210 Hedrick Drive in Newport, Tennessee, is named in his honor. Hooper is the subject of an Internet story: "Who's Your Daddy? The Ben Hooper Story," which can be accessed at: http://www.snopes.com/glurge/hooper.asp
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)