Sam Bair (1980) - Hall of Fame - Kent State Golden Flashes

Sam Bair

Induction:
1980
Class:
1969

Bair, one the great “little track men” at 5-6, was the first Flash to break the sub-four-minute mile barrier…The Scottdale, PA., native won the Mid-American Conference mile run three consecutive years (1966-68) and captured the MAC cross-country crown in 1967...He was accorded All-American honors in both events and earned a bronze medal for finishing third in the 1, 5000 meter run at the 1967 Pan-American Games in Winnipeg…He now is assistant professor of health and physical education at Allegheny (PA) Community College.