Since his selection in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft, tight end George Kittle has been part of the roster of the San Francisco 49ers. Before his professional career, the Madison, Wisconsin native attended the University of Iowa and was a prominent fixture in their football program. As of 2024, Kittle has appeared in Pro Bowl Games five times and received the First-team All-Pro honors twice. Accordingly, people want to know about his personal life, his wife, and how their relationship evolved.
Who is George Kittle married to?
George Kittle is married to Claire (née Till). They were college sweethearts and met while attending the University of Iowa. Like Kittle, Claire has an athletic background and played basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes. However, her basketball career abruptly ended due to a recurring knee injury.
What is Claire’s job?
Per Claire’s LinkedIn profile, she was the owner of Claire Till Fitness, a fitness trainer and barre instructor. She also has a blog, Lettey Set Go, though she hasn’t posted any updates since 2020.
George Kittle and Claire’s relationship history
In their 2018 proposal video, Kittle spoke about their first meeting, noting that he was 18 years old at the time and a freshman in college. “I saw her and I was like, ‘Goddamn, who is that?’ ” he said. “He was like, ‘Oh, that’s Claire. Actually, one of my friends says she’s a total b****.’ And I was like, you know what, I am gonna find out for myself.”
They began dating about eight months after that and moved to California together after Kittle got drafted. On August 10, 2018, Kittle took Claire to Santa Cruz’s Twin Lakes State Beach under the pretext of a photoshoot and asked her to marry him. Claire accepted happily. “You little shit,” she said to Kittle whiled laughing.
The couple eloped and exchanged wedding vows on April 9, 2019. In 2021, they tied the wedding knot a second time in Nashville, Tennessee, in April 2021.
In a February 2023 post on Instagram, Claire disclosed that she had an ectopic pregnancy.