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Craig Buck

Craig Buck

American volleyball player (born 1958)

Craig Werner Buck (born August 24, 1958) is a former volleyball player and two-time Olympic gold medalist from the United States. Buck 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, South Korea.[1]

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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".[2]

Buck is widely regarded as one of the best middle blockers of all time.[2] In 1990, the United States Olympic Committee selected him as their volleyball player of the year.[3]

Buck was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998.[2]

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.[3]

College

Buck was an All-American at Pepperdine University in 1980 and 1981 while playing under coach Marv Dunphy.[2]

In 1985, Buck was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame.[4]

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

  1. [1]
    "Craig Werner Buck". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Craig Buck". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. [3]
    Garcia, Irene (July 8, 1994). "Memories for a Buck : Two-Time Olympian Middle Blocker Looks Back". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 15, 2023. (subscription required)
  4. [4]
    "Craig Buck". Pepperdine University Athletics. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
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