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.
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".
Buck is widely regarded as one of the best middle blockers of all time. He was also a very effective hitter. In 1990, the United States Olympic Committee selected him as their volleyball player of the year.
Buck was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998.
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.
College
Buck was an All-American at Pepperdine University in 1980 and 1981 while playing under coach Marv Dunphy.
In 1985, Buck was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame.
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 USA Volleyball
References
External links
Volleyball Hall of Fame profile
Pepperdine Hall of Fame profile Volleybox.net profile