Steven Salmons
Steven Edward "Steve" Salmons is an American former volleyball player. He helped the United States men's national [volleyball team] win the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. 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".
College
Salmons was a four-year starter on the UCLA volleyball team as a middle blocker. While at UCLA, Salmons was a teammate of legendary beach volleyball player Sinjin Smith.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.
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. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team along with MVP Karch Kiraly and Steve Gulnac. In addition to earning the 1979 NCAA Player of the Year, Salmons was named All-American in 1978 and 1979.
In 2000, Salmons was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame. On March 30, 2001, UCLA retired his jersey in pre-match ceremonies.