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Steven Salmons
American volleyball player
Steven Edward "Steve" Salmons (born July 3, 1958, in Saint Joseph, Missouri) is a former American volleyball player. He helped the United States men's national volleyball team win the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1] He also helped the national team win gold medals at the 1985 FIVB World Cup and the 1986 FIVB World Championship, thus achieving the "triple crown".[2][3]
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| Nickname | Steve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Steven Edward Salmons July 3, 1958 (1958-07-03) (age 65) Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of California, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 (national team) 29 (UCLA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Salmons was a four-year starter on the UCLA volleyball team (1977–‘79, ‘81) as a middle blocker.[4] While at UCLA, Salmons was a teammate of legendary beach volleyball player Sinjin Smith.[5]
Salmons was named the 1979 NCAA Player of the Year, leading the Bruins to the National Championship with a 31–0 record - the first undefeated team in NCAA history.[6]
In 1979, Salmons suffered a severe back injury while representing the United States at the Pan Am Games, yet was able to return to play for the Bruins at the end of the 1981 season, helping spark a five-game victory over the Tim Hovland and Steve Timmons led USC Trojans to earn another NCAA title.[4][6] He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team (his third time '78,'79,'81) along with MVP Karch Kiraly and Steve Gulnac.[6] In addition to earning the 1979 NCAA Player of the Year, Salmons was named All-American in 1978 and 1979.[4]
In 2000, Salmons was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame.[4] On March 30, 2001, UCLA retired his jersey (No. 29) in pre-match ceremonies.[7]
Salmons currently resides in San Diego and owns the real estate company Commercial Properties Service (CPS).[3] He and his wife Cathy have three children children: William (Reece) Salmons, Taylor Salmons, and Alexis Salmons.[8] His son Reece was a setter for UCLA.[8]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympic results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- "Steve Salmons, 2018". Socalindoorvolleyballhof.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- "Steve Salmons". Olympedia. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- "Steve Salmons". UCLABruins.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- @UCLAMVB (March 12, 2015). "TBT: @sinjin_smith #22 and Steve Salmons #29!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Twitter.
- "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- "Bruins Avenge Warriors in Men's Volleyball". UCLABruins.com. March 30, 2001. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- "Reece Salmons". UCLABruins.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.