Jerome Frederic Green (April 15, 1928 – March 23, 2023) was an American sports journalist and author.
[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.
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][7][8] Green did not attend Super Bowl LVII in 2023, due to poor health caused by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, among other ailments.
[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.