A. C. Green

About

A.C. Green Jr. (born October 4, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed “Iron Man”, he holds a National Basketball Association (NBA) record for most consecutive regular-season games played with 1,192. Green played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat. He found most success with the Lakers, with whom he won three championships in 1987, 1988 and 2000, and was named an NBA All-Star in 1990.
Green was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, attending Benson Polytechnic High School and Oregon State University. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

A.C. Green Jr. was born on October 4, 1963, in Portland, Oregon. Green was given the initials “A.C.” like his father A.C. Green Sr. The initials stand for his father’s mother Amanda and his father’s father Chester. Green, who had regularly attended church with his family until allowed the decision whether to do so during his high school freshman year, became a born again Christian during a Fellowship of Christian Athletes weekend retreat during his senior year of high school. He never missed a class in his educational career.