28 Facts About Taylor Crabb

Taylor Crabb was born on January 26,1992 and is an American beach volleyball player who plays as a left-side defender with his partner Taylor Sander.

Taylor Crabb has won fourteen tournaments on the AVP Pro Tour and one gold medal on the FIVB World Tour.

Taylor Crabb was a standout college an indoor volleyball player for the Long Beach State 49ers, and was the 2013 collegiate National Player of the Year.

However, despite being vaccinated and symptom-free, Taylor Crabb tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving in Tokyo.

An undersized volleyball player, Taylor Crabb has been noted for his speed and knowledge of the sport.

Taylor Crabb won the 2018 and 2019 AVP most valuable player award.

Taylor Crabb was born on January 26,1992, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and hails from a sporting family.

Taylor Crabb's father Chris was a professional indoor volleyball player, while his mother Paula was on the Southern Connecticut State University gymnastics team.

Taylor Crabb's uncle Tony served as an assistant coach for the 1984 Olympic-gold-medal-winning United States men's national volleyball team, and his cousin Lindsey Berg is a two-time Olympic silver medalist with the United States women's national volleyball team.

From 2004 to 2010, Taylor Crabb played club an indoor volleyball in the youth ranks of the Outrigger Canoe Club; his club came in second at the 2010 USA Volleyball Junior National Championships in the 18s Open division.

Taylor Crabb played high school an indoor volleyball for Punahou School.

Taylor Crabb was a member of the United States national under-19 squad that finished tenth at the 2009 U19 World Championship.

The United States beat Canada in three straight sets in the finals to win the gold medal, and Taylor Crabb was named the Best Spiker of the tournament.

Taylor Crabb went on to captain the 12-man under-21 national team that competed at the 2011 U21 World Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Taylor Crabb played in 29 matches in his freshman year, amassing 296 kills, while averaging 2.6 kills and 1.38 digs per set.

Taylor Crabb recorded a team-best 303 kills in his sophomore year, averaging 2.75 kills and 1.91 digs per set.

Taylor Crabb led the 49ers to their first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference finals in seven years, where they lost to the BYU Cougars.

Taylor Crabb graduated with a Bachelor's degree in American studies in 2014.

Taylor Crabb's first professional result was a 49th place at a tournament in Hermosa Beach, California, in 2011.

Taylor Crabb made his Association of Volleyball Professionals debut two years later at the 2013 Manhattan Beach Open, where he and Trevor came through the qualifiers and faced the top-seeded Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal in the first round of the double-elimination main draw.

Taylor Crabb teamed up with Spencer McLachlin for his first three AVP events; the pair did not place higher than 13th.

Taylor Crabb played with Trevor for the remainder of the AVP season and their best results were two third-place finishes.

Taylor Crabb won his first international tournament with Trevor the next month at the $8K NORCECA tournament in Saint Lucia.

Taylor Crabb set the season-best 480 digs, over 100 more digs than the next-highest defender.

Taylor Crabb was the runner-up in three AVP events, losing to Dalhausser and Lucena in the final match each time.

Taylor Crabb has noted that growing up as a smaller player turned out to be an advantage as it allowed him to play in a variety of indoor volleyball positions, which in turn made his game more well-rounded.

Taylor Crabb is known for his calm demeanor on court, which he credits to his father's influence.

Since they were young, Taylor Crabb has had a very competitive relationship with his brother Trevor.