Staff Directory

Al Cerbe

Title:
Head Football Equipment Manager

Al Cerbe is in his 21st season at K-State in 2026 and his 17th as the equipment manager for the Wildcat football program.

Cerbe oversees all aspects of equipment and apparel distribution and maintenance. He also helps oversee the operations of K-State’s student equipment managers. He received his accreditation from the Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA) in the summer of 2011, while he currently serves as chair of the education committee for the AEMA.

Cerbe came to K-State from the University of Memphis, where he served as a student equipment manager. In addition to his work at Memphis, Cerbe has also served equipment manager internships with the Baltimore Ravens, the Las Vegas Gladiators and the Memphis Xplorers before becoming the Head Equipment Manager for the Xplorers in 2006.

A product of Horn Lake, Mississippi, Cerbe began his career in 2004 as the head equipment manager at Northeast Mississippi Community College and graduated from Kansas State in 2010. He is married to the former Danielle Young, of Ulysses, Kansas, and the couple has three children, Adeline, Asher and Ainslee.