#49ers George Kittle in attendance to support his Alma matter Iowa for their Women’s NCAA basketball game
: @HawkeyeFootball pic.twitter.com/hL833sZdpx
— OurSF49ers (@OurSf49ers) March 26, 2024
Former Iowa Hawkeyes George and Claire Kittle were in Iowa City Monday night to cheer on the women’s basketball team and the NCAA Division 1 all-time leading scorer, Caitlin Clark.
George Kittle is in the building to watch Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes take on West Virginia in her final home game of her career#ESPN #Hawkeyes #Kittle #CaitlinClark pic.twitter.com/BeF6M1fNpw
— Curtis Feder (@CurtisFeder_) March 26, 2024
George Kittle got an incredible round of applause as he walked to his seat! pic.twitter.com/U7a9WFJqgP
— Owen Siebring (@owensiebring) March 25, 2024
The San Francisco 49ers star tight end somehow managed to squeeze into his wife’s former Iowa basketball jersey. Claire played on the team between 2012-2016 — the same time George played football — and the two met as freshmen.
This game is tighter than George Kittle’s jersey pic.twitter.com/MLE0wYFIqb
— Madelyn Burke (@MadelynBurke) March 26, 2024
The reason George Kittle’s jersey was so tight last night is because it was one of Claire’s from college pic.twitter.com/DtG8Ws6Y8r
— DraftKings (@DraftKings) March 26, 2024
The Kittles’ alma mater advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round in the NCAA tournament defeating West Virginia 65-54. It was Caitlin Clark’s last game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena after she announced plans to enter the WNBA draft in a few weeks. The Kittles posed with the predicted No. 1 pick after the game.
Awesome: Iowa alums 49ers George Kittle and wife Claire showing their support for @IowaWBB and star player Caitlin Clark pic.twitter.com/7TVBPY6lDk
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 26, 2024
Kittle is the second 49ers star to attend a women’s NCAA tournament game in as many days. Brock Purdy and his wife, Jenna, were at Maples Pavilion Sunday, watching Stanford beat their alma mater Iowa State in OT.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy watches the Iowa State Cyclones game against the Stanford Cardinal with his wife Jenna in the first quarter during the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, March 24, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)