Iron man (sports streak)
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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]