DES MOINES, Iowa – It was a special day on Saturday, July 22 for the Drake University family as they celebrated "Mr. Drake" Paul F. Morrison, who turned 100 years old today, with a birthday party in the Courtside Club of the Shivers Basketball Practice Facility.
Hundreds turned out to celebrate the life of a man who is an integral part of Drake University. Morrison has attended more than 700 Drake football games, 80 Drake Relays, and counts 16 members of his family as Drake alumni. He earned a degree in journalism in 1939.
At Saturday's party, Morrison was presented with several gifts, including a new Drake letterman's jacket with a new special "100" patch and a framed Drake Relays' competitor bib with 100 on it.