Jerry Green, a legendary sportswriter for The Detroit News and the last reporter to cover every Super Bowl from the game's inception, died Thursday night at the age of 94. Green had covered Super Bowls I through LVI before announcing earlier this year that he would not be attending Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

Green officially became the last reporter to see all of the Super Bowls, and his streak ended this year, as he watched from home.

Jerry Green, a Detroit sports writer who covered 56 consecutive Super Bowls, has died at 94, The Detroit News said Friday.Green retired as a columnist at the News in 2004 but continued to attend the Super Bowl for the newspaper until this year.