Michigan Air Jordan Retro 5’s for the Pope @Jumpman23 @UMichFootball #GoBlue #HAILRoma pic.twitter.com/r1r6PI6QYo
— Maurice Hurst Jr (@BigPappi73) April 26, 2017
This practice of humility has endeared His Holiness as one of the most likeable human beings on the planet, but one exclusive gift has put him ahead in the shoe game as well.
The type of limited edition shoes that Harbaugh planned to give Pope. These are for arch bishop pic.twitter.com/pU3ZA7gsay
— Jeff Seidel (@seideljeff) April 26, 2017
With the University of Michigan Wolverines currently on their tour of Rome, head coach Jim Harbaugh decided that his team stop by the Vatican and attend Pope Francis’ papal address.
Harbaugh brought a couple of gifts to His Holiness—a Wolverines helmet and a pair of size 10 Michigan Air Jordan Vs.
Pope Francis is presented with a football helmet by Michigan football team coach Jim Harbaugh during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (L’Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
School-exclusive sneakers are usually reserved to its athletes but when you’re the leader of the Catholic Church, it’s not surprising that Pope Francis got special treatment.
Defensive tackle Maurice Hurst also tweeted a picture of the pair of Jordan Vs,with the box getting inscribed with “His Holiness Pope Francis” just above the Jumpman logo, before it was handed to Pope Francis.