The Stoops and Kittle families’ lifelong friendship brought George Kittle to Norman, where his father served on Bob Stoops’ staff and George played at Norman High. With Kittle and his San Francisco 49ers a win away from the Super Bowl, the star tight end joined Bob Stoops on this episode of Conversations with Coach to talk about family, football and Kittle’s rise to the top of his profession.

Episode highlights:
1:30 How the Stoops-Kittle friendship dates to when Bob Stoops and Bruce Kittle were teammates and roommates at Iowa.
4:20 Kittle on his large family and their longevity
6:30 Stoops plans to attend the NFC Championship game in San Francisco
6:48 What Kittle and his wife like to do in the offseason
7:45 Kittle’s offseason regime
9:05 Kittle’s Tight End U and the involvement of former Sooners
11:12 Kittle’s path to Norman High School and his relationship with Stoops’ sons Drake and Isaac
13:40 Iowa’s tradition of producing great tight ends
15:00 What George Kittle taught his son about run blocking
15:55 Kittle’s love for WWE
18:21 Kittle’s keys to a 49ers victory Sunday over Detroit
21:15 What it's like playing next to former OU tackle Trent Williams

Thanks to these sponsors:
Rose Hill Builders | https://www.rosehill.builders/
First Fidelity Bank | https://www.ffb.com/
Louie’s Grill and Bar | https://louiesgrillandbar.com/

Follow Bob:
On X.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachBobStoops

Related content:
Bob Stoops on his connections to Nick Saban, Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll | https://selloutcrowd.com/oklahoma/2024/01/13/bob-stoops-salutes-and-reminisces-about-nick-saban-bill-belichick-and-pete-carroll/
Bob Stoops and Jim Ross on why recruiting rules college football and pro wrestling | https://selloutcrowd.com/conversations-with-coach/2024/01/03/bob-stoops-and-jim-ross-on-why-recruiting-rules-college-football-and-pro-wrestling/

Find Conversations with Coach on:
Sellout Crowd https://selloutcrowd.com/bobstoops/
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@Sellout-Crowd
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7uAmIj21rhvzPDZavm14Li?si=4fd2998bd0ee4bb0
Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-with-coach/id1706379766
Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/20074681-5d73-4c4d-8cd2-167a8a29746b/conversations-with-coach

Credits:
Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane
Social media team: Michael Martin, Bobby Howard
Director of Content: Mike Sherman