A.C. Green Jr. (born October 4, 1963) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player who played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history. With 1,192 straight games played, he earned the nickname "Iron Man". He played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat. He won three NBA championships with the Lakers, two in the 1980s during their Showtime era and again in 2000 in his second stint with the team. He was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and attended Benson Polytechnic High School. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. He played in 1192 consecutive games and 1278 out of 1281 games in his career (99.8%), with the three he missed coming in his second season, 1986–87.\n', '

Green was born in Portland, Oregon. He was given the initials "A.C." like his father A.C. Green Sr. The initials stand for his father\'s mother named Amanda and his father\'s father named Chester. Green converted to Christianity in the town of Hermiston, Oregon, while he was still in high school. He also never missed a class.\n', '

Green was a four-year star at Oregon State University, where he finished second in school history in rebounding and fourth in scoring. He was an All-Pac-10 selection as a sophomore, and as a junior, he ranked fourth in the nation in field goal percentage at .657. As a senior, he averaged 19.1 points and 9.2 rebounds and was named to the All-America Third Team. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference Men\'s Basketball Tournament, March 10, 2012.\n', '

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