Craig Buck

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Craig Werner Buck (born August 24, 1958) is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympic gold medalist. He was a member of the United States national team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1][2][3]

Buck also helped the United States to gold medals at the 1985 FIVB World Cup and the 1986 FIVB World Championship, which, following the 1984 Olympic gold, constituted a "triple crown".[4]

Buck is widely regarded as one of the best middle blockers of all time.[4] He was also a very effective hitter.[5] In 1990, the United States Olympic Committee selected him as their volleyball player of the year.[6]

Buck was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998.[4]

High school

Buck played volleyball at William Howard Taft Charter High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, where he was selected as an All-City player in 1975 and 1976.[6]

College

Buck was an All-American at Pepperdine University in 1980 and 1981 while playing under coach Marv Dunphy.[4]

In 1985, Buck was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame.[7]

Awards

  • Two-time All-American — 1980, 1981
  • Two-time Olympic gold medal — 1984, 1988
  • FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1985
  • FIVB World Championship gold medal — 1986
  • Pepperdine Hall of Fame — 1985
  • Pan American Games gold medal — 1987
  • USOC volleyball player of the year — 1990
  • International Volleyball Hall of Fame — 1998

See also

References

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