Craig Buck
Craig Werner Buck (born August 24, 1958, in Los Angeles, California) is a former volleyball player and two-time Olympic gold medalist from the United States. 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, South Korea. Buck is widely regarded as one of the best middle blockers of all time. 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
 International Volleyball Hall of Fame 1998

See also
 USA Volleyball

References

External links
 
 Olympedia Profile: Craig Buck
 Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile
 
 Pepperdine Hall of Fame Profile
 

American men's volleyball players
1958 births
Living people
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball
Volleyball players from Los Angeles
Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
William Howard Taft Charter High School alumni
Middle blockers
Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
20th-century American people
21st-century American people