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	{{short description\|American sports journalist and author (~~born 1928~~)}}		{{short description\|American sports journalist and author (1928–2023)}}
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	\| name = Jerry Green		\| name = Jerry Green
			\| birth_name = Jerome Frederic Green
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	\| occupation = Sportswriter		\| occupation = Sportswriter
			\| years_active = 1952–2023
	\| notable_works =
	\| spouse =		\| spouse = Nancy (died 2002)
	\| children =		\| children = 1
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	'''Jerome Frederic~~'''~~ ~~"'''Jerry'''" '''~~Green''' (~~born~~ April 15, 1928<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Muskovitz \|first1=Alan \|title=The Dean of Super Bowls: Catching Up With Legendary Sportswriter Jerry Green \|url=https://thejewishnews.com/2022/03/21/the-dean-of-super-bowls-catching-up-with-legendary-sportswriter-jerry-green/ \|website=thejewishnews.com \|publisher=The Jewish News \|access-date=1 ~~October~~ 2022}}</ref>~~) is an American sports journalist and author.~~ He was a staff writer for the ] from 1956 to 1963 and for '']'' from 1963 to 2004. He was inducted into the ] in 2005 and the ] in 2003. He is the only sportswriter to ~~cover~~ each of the first 56 ]s, from 1967 to 2022.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Shea \|first1=Bill \|title=Jerry Green: A Super Bowl pressbox institution still going at age 90 \|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/sports/jerry-green-super-bowl-pressbox-institution-still-going-age-90 \|website=crainsdetroit.com \|publisher=Crain Communications, Inc. \|accessdate=June 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Green \|first1=Jerry \|title=Jerry Green: For 54th Super Bowl, I'm last man standing \|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2020/01/30/jerry-green-54th-super-bowl-im-last-man-standing/2853742001/ \|website=detroitnews.com \|publisher=The Detroit News \|accessdate=March 9, 2020}}</ref>		'''Jerome Frederic Green''' (April 15, 1928 – March 23, 2023) was an American sports journalist and author.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Muskovitz \|first1=Alan \|title=The Dean of Super Bowls: Catching Up With Legendary Sportswriter Jerry Green \|url=https://thejewishnews.com/2022/03/21/the-dean-of-super-bowls-catching-up-with-legendary-sportswriter-jerry-green/ \|website=thejewishnews.com \|date=March 21, 2022 \|publisher=The Jewish News \|access-date=October 1, 2022}}</ref> He was a staff writer for the ] from 1956 to 1963 and for '']'' from 1963 to 2004. He was inducted into the ] in 2005 and the ] in 2003. He is the only sportswriter to have covered each of the first 56 ]s, from 1967 to 2022.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Shea \|first1=Bill \|title=Jerry Green: A Super Bowl pressbox institution still going at age 90 \|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/sports/jerry-green-super-bowl-pressbox-institution-still-going-age-90 \|website=crainsdetroit.com \|publisher=Crain Communications, Inc. \|accessdate=June 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Green \|first1=Jerry \|title=Jerry Green: For 54th Super Bowl, I'm last man standing \|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2020/01/30/jerry-green-54th-super-bowl-im-last-man-standing/2853742001/ \|website=detroitnews.com \|publisher=The Detroit News \|accessdate=March 9, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Shea>{{cite web\|url=https://theathletic.com/4168821/2023/02/10/super-bowl-jerry-green/\|title=The man who covered every Super Bowl: Jerry Green and the end of an epic run\|last=Shea\|first=Bill\|publisher=The Athletic\|date=February 10, 2023\|access-date=February 11, 2023\|language=en\|url-access = subscription}}</ref>

	==Reporter==		==Reporter==
	Green was a sports writer for the ] from 1956 to 1963. He was hired by '']'' ~~in 1963~~. 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 ] 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".<ref name=JG>{{cite news\|title=Jerry Green, Sports Writer and Columnist \|newspaper=The Detroit News \|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OPINION0329 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215002643/http://detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OPINION0329 \|archivedate=December 15, 2010 }}</ref>		Green began his reporting career in New York in 1952, at the '']'', before enlisting in the ] the following year.<ref name = Paul>{{cite news\|url = https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2023/03/24/news-columnist-jerry-green-last-to-cover-every-super-bowl-has-died/6429856002/\|title = Iconic Detroit News columnist Jerry Green, last to cover every Super Bowl, has died at age 94\|date = March 24, 2023\|accessdate = March 24, 2023\|last = Paul\|first = Tony\|newspaper = ]}}</ref> Upon his return, he was a sports writer for the ] from 1956 to 1963, when he was hired by '']''. 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 ] 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".<ref name=JG>{{cite news\|title=Jerry Green, Sports Writer and Columnist \|newspaper=The Detroit News \|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OPINION0329 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215002643/http://detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OPINION0329 \|archivedate=December 15, 2010 }}</ref>

	Even after his retirement, Green ~~has~~ ~~continued~~ to ~~contribute~~ ~~columns~~ ~~and~~ to ~~cover~~ the ] ~~for ''The Detroit News''. He is~~ the only sportswriter to cover every Super Bowl from ] in 1967 through ] in 2022.<ref name=JG/><ref>{{cite news\|date=February 6, 2011\|title=Brunch: How violent will Super Bowl be?\|author=Jerry Greene\|work=ESPN.com\|url=~~http~~://~~sports~~.espn~~.go~~.com/espn/page2/story?id=6095501}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=February 1, 2005\|newspaper=The Florida Times-Union\|title=They've Seen Them All: Jerry Green\|author=Chet Fussman\|url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/020105/sup_17840877b.shtml}}</ref>		Even after his retirement from regular reporting, Green remained with the paper as a columnist. He was noted for his coverage of the ], as the only sportswriter to cover every Super Bowl from ] in 1967 through ] in 2022.<ref name=JG/><ref>{{cite news\|date=February 6, 2011\|title=Brunch: How violent will Super Bowl be?\|author=Jerry Greene\|work=ESPN.com\|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?id=6095501}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=February 1, 2005\|newspaper=The Florida Times-Union\|title=They've Seen Them All: Jerry Green\|author=Chet Fussman\|url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/020105/sup_17840877b.shtml}}</ref>

			Green did not attend ] in 2023, due to poor health caused by ], among other ailments.<ref name = Shea2>{{cite news\|url = https://theathletic.com/4344771/2023/03/24/jerry-green-death/\|title = Jerry Green, iconic Detroit sportswriter who covered 56 Super Bowls, dies at 94\|last = Shea\|first = Bill\|work = ]\|date = March 24, 2023\|accessdate = March 24, 2023\|url-access = subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Reporter Jerry Green's run of covering every Super Bowl to end \|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35489992/reporter-jerry-green-run-covering-every-super-bowl-endl \|website=] \|date=January 20, 2023 \|publisher=ESPN. Inc. \|access-date=January 31, 2023}}</ref> However, he continued to write until shortly before his death the following month.<ref name = Paul/><ref name = Shea2/>
	Green’s declining health forced him to skip ].

	==Author==		==Author==
	Green ~~has~~ published several books, including histories of the ],<ref>{{cite news\|author=Jerry Green\|title=Super Bowl Chronicles: A Sportswriter Reflects on the First 30 Years of America's Game\|publisher=Masters Press\|year=1995\|isbn=1-57028-050-9}}</ref> the ],<ref>{{cite news\|title=Detroit Lions\|author=Jerry Green\|publisher=Macmillan\|year=1973\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DvnhAAAAMAAJ&q=%22detroit+Lions%22+%26+%22jerry+green%22}}</ref> the ],<ref>{{cite book\|author=Jerry Green\|title=The Detroit Pistons: Capturing a Remarkable Era\|publisher=Bonus Books\|year=1991\|isbn=0-929387-57-0}}</ref> and ],<ref>{{cite book\|author=Jerry Green\|title=University of Michigan Football Vault: The History of the Wolverines\|publisher=Whitman Pub Llc\|year=2008\|isbn=978-0-7948-2299-6}}</ref> as well as single-season books on the ]<ref>{{cite book\|author=Jerry Green\|title=Year of the Tiger: The Diary of Detroit's World Champions\|publisher=Coward-McCann\|year=1969\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rhrwAAAAMAAJ&q=Year+of+the+Tiger:+The+Diary+of+Detroit's+World+Champions+%26+%22jerry+green%22+isbn}}</ref> and the ].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Jerry Green\|title=Mile High Miracle: Elway and the Broncos, Super Bowl Champions at Last\|publisher=Masters Press\|year=1999\|isbn=1-57028-210-2}}</ref> Green's books include:		Green published several books, including histories of the ],<ref>{{cite news\|author=Jerry Green\|title=Super Bowl Chronicles: A Sportswriter Reflects on the First 30 Years of America's Game\|publisher=Masters Press\|year=1995\|isbn=1-57028-050-9}}</ref> the ],<ref>{{cite news\|title=Detroit Lions\|author=Jerry Green\|publisher=Macmillan\|year=1973\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DvnhAAAAMAAJ&q=%22detroit+Lions%22+%26+%22jerry+green%22}}</ref> the ],<ref>{{cite book\|author=Jerry Green\|title=The Detroit Pistons: Capturing a Remarkable Era\|publisher=Bonus Books\|year=1991\|isbn=0-929387-57-0}}</ref> and ],<ref>{{cite book\|author=Jerry Green\|title=University of Michigan Football Vault: The History of the Wolverines\|publisher=Whitman Pub Llc\|year=2008\|isbn=978-0-7948-2299-6}}</ref> as well as single-season books on the ]<ref>{{cite book\|author=Jerry Green\|title=Year of the Tiger: The Diary of Detroit's World Champions\|publisher=Coward-McCann\|year=1969\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rhrwAAAAMAAJ&q=Year+of+the+Tiger:+The+Diary+of+Detroit's+World+Champions+%26+%22jerry+green%22+isbn}}</ref> and the ].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Jerry Green\|title=Mile High Miracle: Elway and the Broncos, Super Bowl Champions at Last\|publisher=Masters Press\|year=1999\|isbn=1-57028-210-2}}</ref> Green's books include:
	* "Year of the Tiger: The Diary of Detroit's World Champions," Jerry Green (Coward-McCann, 1969)		* "Year of the Tiger: The Diary of Detroit's World Champions," Jerry Green (Coward-McCann, 1969). {{ISBN\|9781469178165}}
	* "Detroit Lions," Jerry Green (Macmillan, 1973)		* "Detroit Lions," Jerry Green (Macmillan, 1973)
	* "The Detroit Pistons: Capturing a Remarkable Era," Jerry Green (Bonus Books, 1991)		* "The Detroit Pistons: Capturing a Remarkable Era," Jerry Green (Bonus Books, 1991)
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	* "They Earned Their Stripes: The Detroit Tigers' All-Time Team," Detroit News (Sports Publishing LLC, 2001)		* "They Earned Their Stripes: The Detroit Tigers' All-Time Team," Detroit News (Sports Publishing LLC, 2001)
	* "University of Michigan Football Vault: The History of the Wolverines," Jerry Green (Whitman Pub Llc, 2008)		* "University of Michigan Football Vault: The History of the Wolverines," Jerry Green (Whitman Pub Llc, 2008)

			==Personal life==
			Green was born in ].<ref name = Shea2/> He was educated at the ], ], and ].<ref name = Paul/> He was married to his wife, Nancy, until her death in 2002; they had a daughter.<ref name = Paul/>

			After living in ], for years, Green moved to an assisted living facility in ], at the end of his life.<ref name = Paul/><ref name = Shea2/> He died on March 23, 2023, at the age of 94.<ref name = Paul/>

	==Awards==		==Awards==
	During his career with ''The Detroit News'', Green was voted Michigan's Sportswriter of the Year 10 times by the ].<ref name=JG/> He was inducted into the "writer's wing" of the ] in 2005 as the recipient of the ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Pro football shrine gets a new class\|newspaper=The Detroit News\|date=August 7, 2005\|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10BE331A59EEDEC8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Hall enshrinement caps Green's career\|newspaper=The Detroit News\|date=August 5, 2005\|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10BDDD07BAFA3C70&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref> He was also inducted into the ] in 2003,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Inductees \|publisher=Michigan Sports Hall of Fame \|url=http://www.michigansportshof.org/inductees/archive.html \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720184232/http://www.michigansportshof.org/inductees/archive.html \|archivedate=July 20, 2008 }}</ref> and the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Hall of Fame Inductees\|publisher=Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation\|url=http://michiganjewishsports.org/event-hof-past-inductees.php\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002170302/http://www.michiganjewishsports.org/event-hof-past-inductees.php\|archivedate=October 2, 2011}}</ref> Green was awarded a Lifetime Member Award by the Detroit Sports Media ~~for~~ ~~his~~ ~~long~~ and ~~distinguished~~ ~~career~~ on June 6, ~~2018,~~ ~~in Detroit.~~		During his career with ''The Detroit News'', Green was voted Michigan's Sportswriter of the Year 10 times by the ].<ref name=JG/> He was inducted into the "writer's wing" of the ] in 2005 as the recipient of the ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Pro football shrine gets a new class\|newspaper=The Detroit News\|date=August 7, 2005\|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10BE331A59EEDEC8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Hall enshrinement caps Green's career\|newspaper=The Detroit News\|date=August 5, 2005\|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10BDDD07BAFA3C70&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref> He was also inducted into the ] in 2003,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Inductees \|publisher=Michigan Sports Hall of Fame \|url=http://www.michigansportshof.org/inductees/archive.html \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720184232/http://www.michigansportshof.org/inductees/archive.html \|archivedate=July 20, 2008 }}</ref> and the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Hall of Fame Inductees\|publisher=Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation\|url=http://michiganjewishsports.org/event-hof-past-inductees.php\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002170302/http://www.michiganjewishsports.org/event-hof-past-inductees.php\|archivedate=October 2, 2011}}</ref> Green was awarded a Lifetime Member Award by the Detroit Sports Media.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/green-martin-quinones-ward-and-whitaker-honored-as-spj-fellows/ \| title=Green, Martin, Quiñones, Ward and Whitaker Honored as SPJ Fellows \| date=June 8, 2022 }}</ref>

	==Selected articles by Green==		==Selected articles by Green==
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', September 1965		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', September 1965
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', August 1967		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', August 1967
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', October 1968		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', October 1968
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', June 1969		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', June 1969
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', February 1970		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', February 1970
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', July 1971		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', July 1971
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', September 1971		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', September 1971
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', December 1975		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', December 1975
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', April 1977		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', April 1977
	* (]/]), ''Baseball Digest'', November 1978		* (]/]), ''Baseball Digest'', November 1978
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', March 1979		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', March 1979
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', December 1979		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', December 1979
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', June 1980		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', June 1980
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', October 1980		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', October 1980
	* (]), Associated Press, June 27, 1982		* (]), Associated Press, June 27, 1982
	* (]), ''The Detroit News'', September 1985		* (]), ''The Detroit News'', September 1985
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', February 1992		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', February 1992
	* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', November 1992		* (]), ''Baseball Digest'', November 1992
	* (]), ''The Detroit News'', 2002		* (]), ''The Detroit News'', 2002
	* (]/]), ''The Detroit News'', February 5, 2011		* (]/]), ''The Detroit News'', February 5, 2011
	* (]), ''The Detroit News'', June 26, 2011		* (]), ''The Detroit News'', June 26, 2011

			==See also==
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	==References==		==References==
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American sports journalist and author (1928–2023)

Jerry Green
Born	Jerome Frederic Green (1928-04-15)April 15, 1928 New York City, U.S.
Died	March 23, 2023(2023-03-23) (aged 94) Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater	The Hotchkiss School Brown University Boston University
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. 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.

Reporter

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. 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".

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.

Green did not attend Super Bowl LVII in 2023, due to poor health caused by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, among other ailments. However, he continued to write until shortly before his death the following month.

Author

Green published several books, including histories of the Super Bowl, the Detroit Lions, the Detroit Pistons, and Michigan Wolverines football, as well as single-season books on the 1968 Detroit Tigers World Series championship team and the 1998 Denver Broncos Super Bowl championship team. Green's books include:

"Year of the Tiger: The Diary of Detroit's World Champions," Jerry Green (Coward-McCann, 1969). ISBN 9781469178165
"Detroit Lions," Jerry Green (Macmillan, 1973)
"The Detroit Pistons: Capturing a Remarkable Era," Jerry Green (Bonus Books, 1991)
"Super Bowl Chronicles: A Sportswriter Reflects on the First 30 Years of America's Game," Jerry Green (Masters Press, 1995)
"Greatest Moments in Detroit Red Wings history," Joe Falls, Jerry Green, Vartan Kupelian (Masters Press, 1997)
"Mile High Miracle: Elway and the Broncos, Super Bowl Champions at Last," Jerry Green (Masters Press, 1999)
"They Earned Their Stripes: The Detroit Tigers' All-Time Team," Detroit News (Sports Publishing LLC, 2001)
"University of Michigan Football Vault: The History of the Wolverines," Jerry Green (Whitman Pub Llc, 2008)

Personal life

Green was born in Manhattan. He was educated at the Hotchkiss School, Brown University, and Boston University. He was married to his wife, Nancy, until her death in 2002; they had a daughter.

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. He died on March 23, 2023, at the age of 94.

Awards

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. 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. He was also inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, and the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Green was awarded a Lifetime Member Award by the Detroit Sports Media.

Selected articles by Green

He's Stealing the Scene (Maury Wills), Baseball Digest, September 1965
Clemente's Plaint (Roberto Clemente), Baseball Digest, August 1967
He Laughs All the Way to the Park and Back (Bob Gibson), Baseball Digest, October 1968
Branch Rickey's Last Protege: Clyde King (Clyde King), Baseball Digest, June 1969
Red Rolfe -- A True Yankee (Red Rolfe), Baseball Digest, February 1970
30 Years Ago - Baseball's Most Dramatic All-Star Game (1941 All-Star Game), Baseball Digest, July 1971
Tigers Collect Dividends on Trade for Cash (Norm Cash), Baseball Digest, September 1971
Memories of the Beloved St. Louis Browns Still Linger (1944 St. Louis Browns), Baseball Digest, December 1975
Will Mark Fidrych Defy the 'Sophomore Jinx' (Mark Fidrych), Baseball Digest, April 1977
A Prized Rookie Combo: Trammell and Whitaker (Alan Trammell/Lou Whitaker), Baseball Digest, November 1978
Mickey Stanley: He Was the Complete Pro (Mickey Stanley), Baseball Digest, March 1979
Membership in 3,000-Hit Club Bloomed in 1970s (3,000 hit club), Baseball Digest, December 1979
Jason Thompson: The Struggle to Regain Acclaim (Jason Thompson), Baseball Digest, June 1980
Mays and Wertz Recall Famous Series Catch (The Catch), Baseball Digest, October 1980
McEnroe Set The Trend For Snubbing Wimbledon (John McEnroe), Associated Press, June 27, 1982
An empty, dusty ballfield vital part of Rose's roots (Pete Rose), The Detroit News, September 1985
Trade for Smoltz Helped Turn Braves into Winner (John Smoltz), Baseball Digest, February 1992
Charlie Gehringer: A First-Class Second Baseman (Charlie Gehringer), Baseball Digest, November 1992
Yzerman's finest hour (Steve Yzerman), The Detroit News, 2002
NFL coach Vince Lombardi, owner Art Rooney two of the greats in their fields (Vince Lombardi/Art Rooney), The Detroit News, February 5, 2011
Sparky made Tigers champions; today, they say thank you (Sparky Anderson), The Detroit News, June 26, 2011

References

Muskovitz, Alan (March 21, 2022). "The Dean of Super Bowls: Catching Up With Legendary Sportswriter Jerry Green". thejewishnews.com. The Jewish News. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
Shea, Bill. "Jerry Green: A Super Bowl pressbox institution still going at age 90". crainsdetroit.com. Crain Communications, Inc. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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