Jerry Green | |
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Born | Jerome Frederic Green April 15, 1928
New York City, U.S. |
Died | March 23, 2023 | (aged 94)
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Sportswriter |
Years active | 1952–2023 |
Spouse | Nancy (died 2002) |
Children | 1 |
Jerome Frederic Green (April 15, 1928 – March 23, 2023) was an American sports journalist and author. [1] He was a staff writer for the Associated Press from 1956 to 1963 and for The Detroit News from 1963 to 2004. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. He is the only sportswriter to have covered each of the first 56 Super Bowls, from 1967 to 2022. [2] [3] [4]
Green began his reporting career in New York in 1952, at the New York Journal-American, before enlisting in the United States Navy the following year. [5] Upon his return, he was a sports writer for the Associated Press from 1956 to 1963, when he was hired by The Detroit News. He was a staff sports writer for The Detroit News for 41 years from 1963 until his retirement in 2004. He covered baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and other sports for the paper. Having also covered the 1957 Detroit Lions as a young reporter with the Associated Press, Green lays claim to being "the last surviving Detroit sportswriter who covered the Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons and Lions championships". [6]
Even after his retirement from regular reporting, Green remained with the paper as a columnist. He was noted for his coverage of the Super Bowl, as the only sportswriter to cover every Super Bowl from Super Bowl I in 1967 through Super Bowl LVI in 2022. [6] [7] [8]
Green did not attend Super Bowl LVII in 2023, due to poor health caused by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, among other ailments. [9] [10] However, he continued to write until shortly before his death the following month. [5] [9]
Green published several books, including histories of the Super Bowl, [11] the Detroit Lions, [12] the Detroit Pistons, [13] and Michigan Wolverines football, [14] as well as single-season books on the 1968 Detroit Tigers World Series championship team [15] and the 1998 Denver Broncos Super Bowl championship team. [16] Green's books include:
Green was born in Manhattan. [9] He was educated at the Hotchkiss School, Brown University, and Boston University. [5] He was married to his wife, Nancy, until her death in 2002; they had a daughter. [5]
After living in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, for years, Green moved to an assisted living facility in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, at the end of his life. [5] [9] He died on March 23, 2023, at the age of 94. [5]
During his career with The Detroit News, Green was voted Michigan's Sportswriter of the Year 10 times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. [6] He was inducted into the "writer's wing" of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005 as the recipient of the Dick McCann Memorial Award. [17] [18] He was also inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, [19] and the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. [20] Green was awarded a Lifetime Member Award by the Detroit Sports Media. [21]
Jerry Green | |
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Born | Jerome Frederic Green April 15, 1928
New York City, U.S. |
Died | March 23, 2023 | (aged 94)
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Sportswriter |
Years active | 1952–2023 |
Spouse | Nancy (died 2002) |
Children | 1 |
Jerome Frederic Green (April 15, 1928 – March 23, 2023) was an American sports journalist and author. [1] He was a staff writer for the Associated Press from 1956 to 1963 and for The Detroit News from 1963 to 2004. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. He is the only sportswriter to have covered each of the first 56 Super Bowls, from 1967 to 2022. [2] [3] [4]
Green began his reporting career in New York in 1952, at the New York Journal-American, before enlisting in the United States Navy the following year. [5] Upon his return, he was a sports writer for the Associated Press from 1956 to 1963, when he was hired by The Detroit News. He was a staff sports writer for The Detroit News for 41 years from 1963 until his retirement in 2004. He covered baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and other sports for the paper. Having also covered the 1957 Detroit Lions as a young reporter with the Associated Press, Green lays claim to being "the last surviving Detroit sportswriter who covered the Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons and Lions championships". [6]
Even after his retirement from regular reporting, Green remained with the paper as a columnist. He was noted for his coverage of the Super Bowl, as the only sportswriter to cover every Super Bowl from Super Bowl I in 1967 through Super Bowl LVI in 2022. [6] [7] [8]
Green did not attend Super Bowl LVII in 2023, due to poor health caused by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, among other ailments. [9] [10] However, he continued to write until shortly before his death the following month. [5] [9]
Green published several books, including histories of the Super Bowl, [11] the Detroit Lions, [12] the Detroit Pistons, [13] and Michigan Wolverines football, [14] as well as single-season books on the 1968 Detroit Tigers World Series championship team [15] and the 1998 Denver Broncos Super Bowl championship team. [16] Green's books include:
Green was born in Manhattan. [9] He was educated at the Hotchkiss School, Brown University, and Boston University. [5] He was married to his wife, Nancy, until her death in 2002; they had a daughter. [5]
After living in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, for years, Green moved to an assisted living facility in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, at the end of his life. [5] [9] He died on March 23, 2023, at the age of 94. [5]
During his career with The Detroit News, Green was voted Michigan's Sportswriter of the Year 10 times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. [6] He was inducted into the "writer's wing" of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005 as the recipient of the Dick McCann Memorial Award. [17] [18] He was also inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, [19] and the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. [20] Green was awarded a Lifetime Member Award by the Detroit Sports Media. [21]