Ironman

Iron Man could mean:

Comics

• Iron Man, a popular comic book character
  • Iron Man 2020, a comic book villain and Iron Man's cousin
• Ultimate Iron Man, a comic book miniseries

Sports

The term "Iron Man" is used in multiple sports for players with long streaks of consecutive games. For example, the term "Iron Man of Baseball" refers to either Lou Gehrig or Cal Ripken, Jr.. As of March 31, 2007, the current regular season ironmen in the four major North American sports are:

• • NFL – Brett Favre, QB, Green Bay Packers (237 games, 16 seasons)
  • MLB – Miguel Tejada, SS, Baltimore Orioles (1080 games, 7 seasons)
  • NBA – Bruce Bowen, SF, San Antonio Spurs (425 games, 6 seasons)
  • NHL – Brendan Morrison, C, Vancouver Canucks (512 games, 6 seasons)

The term "iron man" can also be used to describe a game that is played by oneself whereas additional players would normally be required. It is also used in the Arena Football League for any player that plays both offensive and defensive positions.

The term could also mean:

• Travis Fulton, an American mixed martial arts fighter, known as "The Iron Man"
• Ivan Stewart, an off road racing driver, known as "Ironman"
• Ironman Triathlon, a long-distance Triathlon race held annually in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
• Ironman (surf lifesaving), a multi-disciplinary surf lifesaving event
• Iron Man match, a type of a professional wrestling match

Books

• The Iron Man (novel), a 1968 novel by Ted Hughes
• Iron Man (1930 novel), a novel by William R. Burnett
• Ironman (1995 novel), a novel by Chris Crutcher

Magazine

• Iron Man (magazine), a bodybuilding and weight-training magazine

Movies

• Iron Man (film), a 2008 American film based on the Marvel Comics character
• Tetsuo: The Iron Man, a 1989 Japanese film
• Man of Iron, a 1981 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda

Music

• "Iron Man" (song), a song by Black Sabbath from their 1970 album Paranoid
  • "Ironman", a 1988 cover of the above song by Sir Mix-a-Lot
• Ironman (album), a 1996 album by Ghostface Killah
• Iron Man (Eric Dolphy album), a 1963 album by Eric Dolphy
• Iron Man (band), an American doom metal band established in 1988
• The Iron Man: A Musical, a 1989 Pete Townshend album

Television

• A segment of the 1960s TV series The Marvel Superheroes Show featuring the Iron Man comic book character
• Iron Man (TV series), an 1994 animated series
• The Japanese title of the Americanized anime series Gigantor

Other

• Der Eiserne Mann, an iron pillar from the late Middle Ages, located in Germany
• Iron: Man, a 1993 sculpture by Antony Gormley in Birmingham, England
• Ironman Datalink, a version of Timex Corporation's watch marketed in conjunction with the Ironman Triathlon