A Nashville native, Rob Funk has been a member of the equipment staff since 2015 after he started working with the Vanderbilt football team as a freshman and is currently an equipment manager.

He is a 2020 graduate of Vanderbilt’s Next Steps Program, and in his free time enjoys playing Special Olympics basketball, volunteering at Vanderbilt men’s and women’s home basketball games, surfing, swimming, and traveling. Funk lives with his parents and his English Mastiff.