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Hall of Famer Kenny Houston recovering from leukemia

One of the highlights surrounding the Academy Texas Bowl won 24-21 by Texas A&M over Oklahoma State was members of the Gridiron Legends visiting Hall of Fame safety Kenny Houston at MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he has been undergoing treatment for leukemia.

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Houston, regarded as the greatest strong safety in NFL history who played with the Oilers and Washington and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1986, is doing better in his weeks-long battle with leukemia.

Kenny Houston, as fine a person as I’ve ever known, is doing better in his weeks-long battle with leukemia.