The sports journalism world has suffered a huge loss.
Detroit sportswriter Jerry Green died Thursday at the age of 94.
Jerry Green, a legendary sportswriter in Michigan, first at the Associated Press and later at The Detroit News, who was the only reporter to cover each of the first 56 Super Bowls, died on Thursday night. He was 94.
In February 2020, Green officially became the last reporter to see all of the Super Bowls, having outlasted Jerry Izenberg, a retired sports columnist for the Newark Star-Ledger. Izenberge called Green up weeks earlier and said he was out. Green repeatedly tried to get Izenberg to change his mind, but it was done.
“Jerry,” Izenberg told Green, “I can’t go. You carry on.”
Green joined The News in 1963 and was the Lions beat writer from 1965-72, at which point he shifted to a columnist role he kept until his official retirement in 2004. He kept writing occasionally for The News, including week-long coverage of the Super Bowl through 2020.
Iconic Detroit News columnist Jerry Green, last to cover every Super Bowl, has passed away https://t.co/uSJYEfbZMd
— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) March 24, 2023
We lost a great American and one of the iconic sports writers with the passing of Jerry Green. It was an honor to have Jerry cover our program for many decades.
We celebrate the life and impact Jerry had on so many individuals across the country through his writing. pic.twitter.com/gF4X504oNd
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) March 24, 2023
I am absolutely crushed today. Jerry Green — a Detroit News legend, the only person to cover each of the first 56 Super Bowls, and one hell of a man — died this morning at 94. He was just texting me about the World Baseball Classic the other day.https://t.co/1ct2fnHjwR
— Tony Paul (@TonyPaul1984) March 24, 2023
Iconic Detroit News columnist Jerry Green, last to cover every Super Bowl, has passed away https://t.co/fdFZLUjaTu
— Detroit News Sports (@detnews_sports) March 24, 2023
Iconic Detroit News columnist Jerry Green, last to cover every Super Bowl, has died at age 94 https://t.co/K9wv0iZma1 via @detroitnews Story by @TonyPaul1984 Jerry will be so missed
— angelique (@chengelis) March 24, 2023
Saddened to see the passing of legendary Detroit News sportswriter Jerry Green. I wrote this story five years ago about Green being one of three sportswriters at the time to cover the first 52 Super Bowls. He ended up being the only one to cover first 56. https://t.co/swONnO19rj
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) March 24, 2023
Jerry Green and I at one the last Super Bowls for both of us… pic.twitter.com/SP1PwBgdH4
— Rick Gosselin (@RickGosselin9) March 24, 2023
Sad news, today.
Detroit News columnist Jerry Green, last reporter to cover every Super Bowl, dies at age 94. https://t.co/6yNJCIkghu— Gary Miles (@GaryMiles_DN) March 24, 2023
