CORVALLIS - While Oregon State went on its road trip to Columbus to play Ohio State last week, the Beavers took a brief detour to experience the Pro Football Hall of Fame in upstate Ohio.
For Beavers center Sumner Houston, it was a little like visiting a home away from home.
OK, that's a reach. But let's say Houston has some familiarity with the home of football's most famous busts.
A couple of those busts, Houston has known in real life growing up in the Bay Area.
In 2006, Houston was on hand for the Hall induction of former Oakland Raiders coach John Madden, a neighbor of his grandfather Fred Houston.