Sportswriter Who Covered 56 Super Bowls, Dies; NFL News

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Published on March 27 2023 5:49 am
Last Updated on March 27 2023 5:55 am

Jerry Green, a Detroit sportswriter who covered 56 consecutive Super Bowls, has died at 94, ‘The Detroit News’ said Friday.

Green retired as a columnist at the ‘News’ in 2004 but continued to attend the Super Bowl for the newspaper until this year. His streak began with Green Bay's 35-10 victory over Kansas City in the first Super Bowl in 1967.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell  said in a statement, “Jerry Green was synonymous with the Super Bowl. He chronicled the story of our game to millions of fans, helping bring them closer to the action. All of us in the NFL mourn his passing.” 

 

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