The signs of George Kittle's eventual breakout were always there. His parents and Iowa coaches detail the backstory of his rise to NFL megastar.

George's father, Bruce Kittle, is a former college football coach, while his mom, Jan Krieger, played softball at the Iowa Girls High School and basketball at Drake University.

An early love for the game KIttle's father, Bruce, was a starting left tackle and co-captain of the Hawkeyes’ Rose Bowl team after the 1981 season. But there’s little argument that the most athletic ...

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The San Francisco 49ers still haven't extended George Kittle's contract. Meanwhile, the Arizona Cardinals just extended Trey McBride. Brother of Ex-Iowa Star Payton Sandfort Defects to Big Ten ...

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Kittle went to high school in Norman, Oklahoma but his father Bruce Kittle is a former Iowa offensive lineman (1977-79, 1981) and was co-captain of the 1982 Rose Bowl team.

George Kittle/Instagram Bruce was an offensive lineman for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, where he made his mark as co-captain of the 1981 Big Ten Championship team, per The Athletic.

George Kittle with his parents Bruce Kittle and Jan Krieger and sister Emma. George has an older sister named Emma, who also inherited the family's athletic genes. Emma enjoyed a decorated career at ...

49ers TE and Iowa alum George Kittle donned an Iowa State helmet after losing a wager on Saturday's rivalry game to QB Brock Purdy, an Iowa State alum.