Craig Buck Explained

Craig Buck
Birth Name:Craig Werner Buck
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:6'9"
College:Pepperdine University
Position:Middle blocker
Teamnumber:7
Nationalyears:1981–1990
Medaltemplates-Title:Medal record

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]

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.[3] In 1990, the United States Olympic Committee selected him as their volleyball player of the year.[4]

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.[5]

In 1985, Buck was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Craig Werner Buck . Olympics.com . August 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230804224437/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/craig-werner-buck . August 4, 2023 . live .
  2. Men's Volleyball; U.S. Repeats Gold-Medal Performance . October 3, 1988 . Vecsey . George . C11 . . September 6, 2024 .
  3. This Guy Has a License to Kill Steve Timmons, One of the Mainstays of the Favored U.S. Team, Has Gone from Slam-dunking to Slam-bang Spiking . Lidz . Franz . September 14, 1988 . . New York City . Time . September 25, 2024 .
  4. News: Memories for a Buck : Two-Time Olympian Middle Blocker Looks Back . . Garcia . Irene . July 8, 1994 . August 15, 2023 .
  5. Web site: Craig Buck . . August 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230813140403/https://www.volleyhall.org/craig-buck.html . August 13, 2023 . live .
  6. Web site: Craig Buck . Pepperdine University Athletics . August 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416090414/https://pepperdinewaves.com/honors/hall-of-fame/craig-buck/86 . April 16, 2023 . live .

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