Rob Nunnery

About

Professional pickleball player, Instagram star, and health advocate known for winning 19 professional titles and competing on the inaugural Major League Pickleball championship team in 2021. He is also known for sharing pickleball content, personal health updates, and his experiences living with Crohn's disease and an ostomy on Instagram with over 80,000 followers and on TikTok with over 40,000 followers.

Before fame

He played collegiate tennis at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, where he was a two-time First Team All-Big South selection and two-time team captain. He discovered pickleball in late 2019 after previously working as a college tennis coach and in advertising. He achieved his goal of becoming a professional pickleball player in 2020.

Trivia

He received a Crohn's disease diagnosis in May 2023 and went on to win two gold medals at the New York City Open shortly afterward. He participated in the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's 2026 Spill Your Guts awareness campaign and attracted millions of views documenting his recovery from surgery. He has hosted the Bag & Paddle podcast.

Family life

He grew up in Conyers, Georgia, and previously lived in Hawaii. He met his wife Danélle after she read an article about him in South Africa's YOU magazine and contacted him through social media. He married her in 2026 and relocated to South Africa.

Associated with

He played alongside Ben Johns on Team BLQK which won the inaugural Major League Pickleball championship in November 2021.