Conversation so far:
tell me something about George Best's alcoholism?
Best suffered from alcoholism for most of his adult life, leading to numerous controversies and, eventually, his death.
what controversies did it lead to?
Best stole money from the handbag of a woman he did not know in order to fund a drinking session.
when or where did he do that?
sitting in a bar on the beach, and when she got up to go to the toilet I leaned over and took all the money she had in her bag..
did she find out it was him who had done it?
CANNOTANSWER.
was he arrested?
In 1984, Best received a three-month prison sentence for drunk driving, assaulting a.
and assaulting a?
police officer and failing to answer bail.
did he have any controversy based around his games?
Contrary to popular belief and urban legend he never played football for the prison team.

Question: why did people believe that he did?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did people believe that George Best played football for the prison team?