Iron man (sports streak)

An iron man is an athlete of unusual physical endurance. 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. Some of the more notable athletes with significant streaks in sports history include baseball's Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken Jr., American football's Brett Favre and Joe Thomas, basketball's A.C. Green, stock car racing's Jeff Gordon and hockey's Phil Kessel and Keith Yandle.

This article is about athletic performance. For other uses, see Iron Man (disambiguation).

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