Jackie Jensen was a big star during the 1950s. He won three American League RBI titles and was the Most Valuable Player in 1958 when he clouted 31 doubles, 35 home runs along with 122 RBIs and hit .286. Jensen was a All-American football player at UCLA and set a school record by running for 1,080 yards in 1948. In six consecutive years with the Red Sox, he hit at least 20 homers and only once missed the 100 RBI mark in those six years. A fine defensive outfielder, Jensen could do it all - run, field and hit with the best of them. He retired early stating, "My fear of flying in an airplane and being away from home with a baseball team 7 months a year doesn't represent the kind of life I want or my wife and children want."