Iron man (sports streak)

This article is about athletic performance. For other uses, see Iron Man (disambiguation).
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An iron man is an athlete of unusual physical endurance.[1] This durability is generally measured by an athlete's ability to play without missing a game for an extended period of time, sometimes even for an entire career.[2][3] Some of the more notable athletes with significant streaks in sports history include baseball's Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken Jr.,[2] American football's Brett Favre[4] and Joe Thomas,[5] basketball's A.C. Green,[6] stock car racing's Jeff Gordon[7] and hockey's Phil Kessel and Keith Yandle.[8]

  1. ^ "Iron Man – Definition of Iron man by Merriam-Webster". Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Randy Lutz. "Iron Man Competition: Brett Favre vs. Cal Ripken Jr. vs. A.C. Green". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Matt Larkin (January 24, 2022). "Are all Ironman Streaks Created Equal?". The Hockey News. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Brett Favre set for tests with streak over". ESPN. December 13, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Joe Thomas' snaps streak ends after triceps injury
  6. ^ "Yearbook, Nov. 20: AC Green's record streak". ESPN. November 20, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2016.,
  7. ^ "Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site – Sprint Cup Series All-Time Starts". Jayski. ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  8. ^ "Keith Yandle breaks NHL's all-time iron man streak, eclipsing Doug Jarvis' record". Sportsnet. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.