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Tight end George Kittle found his fame in San Francisco, but got his start in Iowa City.He definitely looked a little different as a Hawkeye, no flowing golden locks that he's now known for, but his soul hasn't changed a bit."He really is the human that you see," said Tyler Kluver, a friend of Kittle's and a former Hawkeyes teammate.Football fans across the country have fallen in love with Kittle's larger-than-life personality. And while that side of him didn't necessarily shine while he was at Iowa, Kluver says it's always been there."He is the guy that you see on TV. He wants everybody to have a good time; he's not too big for everybody, and he's always welcoming," he said.Video above: Iowa freshman tight end George Kittle signs autographs during Hawkeyes Kids Day 2014After college, Kittle wasn't a huge name on a lot of teams' draft boards after playing in just 25 games for the Hawkeyes between 2013-2016. He racked up 737 yards on 48 catches and 10 touchdowns for Iowa before being picked in the fifth round by San Francisco in the 2017 NFL draft.Kluver says his buddy started to put college life behind him and take football a bit more seriously when he became a pro."His personality, on top of how good he is at football, is literally like the perfect match to become a superstar and that's what he is."SUPER BOWL LVIII: Ames is a 49ers town, thanks to former Cyclones quarterback Brock PurdyKittle had an immediate impact on the league, catching 43 passes for 515 yards and two touchdowns his rookie season. In year two, 2018, he broke out and was a second-team All-Pro pick after catching 88 passes for 1,377 yards and five touchdowns. That was also his first Pro Bowl season. He was a first-team All-Pro in 2019, when he caught 85 passes for 1,053 yards and five touchdowns in another Pro Bowl season in which he and the 49ers reached Super Bowl LIV, but lost to Kansas City. He vowed then, as he stood on the sideline and watched the Chiefs celebrate their championship on the field, to get back to the Super Bowl.“I will be back here," he said in video recently posted by NFL Films. "I will be back here. And I will be back with a ... vengeance.”Since then, he's added three more Pro Bowl selections and, this year, was again a first-team All-Pro after leading all NFL tight ends of 1,020 receiving yards. Through seven seasons he has 6,345 career receiving yards on 460 catches and 37 touchdowns. Now, on Feb. 11, he has another shot at a Super Bowl ring. And you can watch it on ����vlog.More coverage of Super Bowl LVIIIPurdy, Kittle jerseys on sale with Super Bowl patch