#51 Matthew Bair
Class: RS Freshman
Hometown: Anderson, S.C.
High School: T.L. Hanna HS
Height / Weight: 6-4 / 260
Position: OL
2016 (Freshman): Did not see game action; expected to take a redshirt. Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
Prior to Western Carolina: Named to the High School Sports Report (HSSR) South Carolina Division II AAAA All-State team as an offensive lineman following his senior year ... Also garnered all-region plaudits ... Graded out at 90 percent with 78 pancake blocks and scored a touchdown as a senior ... Was a two-time Offensive Lineman of the Week from the Anderson Area Touchdown Club ... Twice named T.L. Hanna's Most Valuable Offensive Lineman (2014, 2015) and received the Captain's Award in 2015 ... ... High school coach was Bruce Ollis.
Personal: Full name is Matthew David Bair ... Is the son of David and Sonya Bair.
Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations
