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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External links
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- Pepperdine Hall of Fame profile
- Volleybox.net profile
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