Team mascot Willie the Wildcat was there as Mortensen was presented with a purple and white football and a jersey with his name and the number one on it.
Mortensen was one of three winners of the Nobel Prize in economics for 2010.
Northwestern homecoming salute for Nobel winner
October 23, 2010 (EVANSTON) Mortensen took part in the Northwestern University homecoming parade and was honored on the field at the start of the homecoming football game.
