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Just like Knicks star Jalen Brunson, Pope Leo left the state of Illinois for college and attended Villanova.
But in a visit to the Vatican on Wednesday, Illinois State Rep. Kim Buckner gifted the first American pope a Fighting Illini football jersey.
The blue jersey said Leo on the back and had the No. 14.
According to his website, Buckner played football at Illinois and received a bachelor’s degree in political science.











