Steven Edward "Steve" Salmons (born July 3, 1958) 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.
[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.
[7] Salmons currently resides in San Diego and owns the real estate company Commercial Properties Service (CPS).