Chip McCaw
{{short description|American volleyball player (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| fullname = Christian Eric McCaw
| nickname = Chip
| name = Chip McCaw
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|March 24, 1973}}
| birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
| college = Pepperdine University
| height = 6'4"
| position = Setter
| teamnumber = 7 (1996)
10 (2000)
| nationalyears = 1995–2000
| nationalteam = {{vb|USA}}
}}
Christian Eric "Chip" McCaw (born March 24, 1973) is an American former Olympic volleyball player. He represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.{{Cite web |title=Chip McCaw |website=Sports-reference.com |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/chip-mccaw-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023710/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/chip-mccaw-1.html |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |url-status=dead }} He was a setter.{{Cite web |url=http://bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=1919 |website=Beach Volleyball Database |title=Chip McCaw |access-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331124656/http://bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=1919 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |url-status=live }}
College
McCaw played volleyball at Pepperdine University. He helped the Waves win the NCAA National Championship in 1992, and was selected to the All-Tournament Team.{{Cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_volleyball_champs_records/2005/2005.pdf |website=NCAA |title=Volleyball |access-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920204731/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_volleyball_champs_records/2005/2005.pdf |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |url-status=live }} He was teammates at Pepperdine with future Olympian Tom Sorensen.
Beach volleyball
From 2001 to 2007, McCaw played in 55 beach volleyball tournaments and won $31,000 in prizes. He played 14 tournaments with John Hyden as his partner.
Personal life
McCaw was married to model Amber Valletta, and together they have a son who was born in 2000.{{cite web |url=http://www.elle.com/fashion/spotlight/fashion-spotlight-amber-valletta-383904 |title=Fashion Spotlight: Amber Valletta |date=October 28, 2009 |first=Maggie |last=Bullock |work=Elle |access-date=June 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110224455/https://www.elle.com/fashion/a10593/fashion-spotlight-amber-valletta-383904/ |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- [https://olympics.com/en/athletes/christian-mccaw Christian McCaw at Olympics.com]
- [https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/94816 Olympedia profile: Chip McCaw]
- {{Beach Volleyball Database | 1919 | Chip McCaw }}
- [https://volleybox.net/christian-mccaw-p26541 Volleybox.net profile]
{{United States men's volleyball squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:American men's volleyball players
Category:Pepperdine University alumni
Category:Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic volleyball players for the United States