Last month, for the first time in his life, former Oregon State forward Earl Martin sat back in his Washington County home and watched anxiously as his alma mater took the floor in the NCAA Tournament.
The game featured multiple acknowledgements to 1990, when Martin was the second-leading scorer on the OSU team led to their last tournament appearance by consensus first team All-American and future Hall of Fame guard Gary Payton.
As Martin watched from home, Payton was in attendance in Oklahoma City to watch his son, Gary Payton II, play his final game in an Oregon State uniform.