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Kelby Telander        

Position(s): LB
Year signed with Iowa: 2021
High School Talent Rating: 5 Final College Talent Rating: 42

Kelby Telander attended Liberty High School and lived in North Liberty, Iowa. He was honored as a Kid Captain during the 2009 season. He underwent surgery for a cochlear implant, a surgically implanted device that directly stimulates the auditory nerves and restored his hearing. He is the first Kid Captain to become a member of the football team.

Born 12/24/2002 and is 23 years old.

 

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• Kelby Telander - Hawkeye Sports Profile 
• Back in Black: One Kid Captain's unlikely return to the field [11/29/2021]

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Former Kid Captain Overcomes Hearing Loss to Join Iowa Hawkeye Football Team

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FAMOUS QUOTES from Kelby Telander

It’s very important to me that I’m here, at Iowa – they changed my whole life with the cochlear implant at the hospital, and I just couldn’t see myself going (to play football) anywhere else. And it’s more than just about football – it’s the people, the connections I’ve made here, the doctors and nurses. It was more than just football – it’s also the people outside of the football world.
11/29/2021... - Link to source - When thinking back on his time as Kid Captain in 2009 and joining the football program in 2021.

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