George Kittle's Wife Friendzoned Him at First and It Took Him Months to Charm Her

Claire Kittle met her future husband, George Kittle, at college, where all points of their worlds overlapped. Besides being in the same co-ed dorm for jocks, they also attended a few classes together and hung out with the same people.

Having grown up in a household of Green Bay Packer supporters, Claire Kittle faced a tough decision when the San Francisco 49ers drafted her college boyfriend, George Kittle. The businesswoman now peddles game day gear in red, white, and black.

The NFL player did not take the advice of older players who waited a year to settle in after being drafted before their significant others joined them. When the 49ers picked him in the November 2017 Draft, his girlfriend was next to him.

Who Is Claire Kittle?

Claire Colette Till was born on May 24, 1994, in Dubuque, Iowa, to Marty and Shelley Till. Wahlert High School had a team player in the Gemini who was a star player on the basketball team. The athlete made all-state twice for track, per Clutch Points.

At the University of Iowa, she played basketball for the Lady Hawkeyes for the duration of her college years when she graduated with a bachelor's degree in health and human physiology.

The blogger started putting her studies into practice while still a student as an ambassador for the non-profit organization Fuel UP to Play 60, a nutrition and physical activity program for schools.

How Claire Met NFL Tight End George Kittle

The football player said on his wife's YouTube channel that he noticed her walking by when he was hanging out with a friend outside their dormitory as a freshman. The friend did not think much of her, but the footballer was already smitten.

She got so caught up in posing that she was completely surprised when she saw him on one knee.

It turned out that they had a few friends and classes in common. Over the next eight months, he worked his way out of the friend zone and into her heart. The couple was relationship remained solid for the rest of their college years.

Claire Kittle Is a World Traveler and Businesswoman

George's nickname for his wife, Letty, inspired the name for her lifestyle and travel blog, Letty Set Go. The blog chronicles her travels around the world, like Turks & Caicos, Paris, and Cabo San Luca, and details her challenges as an NFL player's partner.

Letty Set Go has expanded into an online shop that hawks game-day fashion, beauty products, and homeware. Among the merchandise are T-shirts with her husband's likeness branded "The People's Tight End" and "Can't Stop Kittle."

The Kittles developed a line of spectacle frames for Zennie, with names like "Letty" and "Sunny and 85." The entrepreneur is also a fitness model signed with JE Models. TVOM reports that she ran "Claire Till Fitness, LLC" in Iowa before relocating to California.

The Big Proposal and Small Wedding

The footballer proposed with a ring of her design. To throw her off the scent, he staged a fake photo shoot with the help of 49ers photographer Terrell Lloyd and a videographer. In the video of the day that has been viewed nearly 100,000 times, he said:

"She is so extra, and I love every second of it. I never have to question whether she loves me or not."

The ruse took place at Twin Lakes State Beach, and she got so caught up in posing that she was completely surprised when she saw him on one knee. In the excitement, she only got to say yes a few minutes later while celebrating with family.

The couple decided to downscale their wedding in order to push it up a year. Their intimate wedding location on the rooftop of a family friend's jewelry store in downtown Iowa City was rained out, so they tried the knot in the showroom on April 10, 2019.