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Jackie Jensen was the original Bo Jackson, and he seemed to have it all. Talent to spare, the adulation of an entire city, and a loving marriage to a fellow famous athlete. But darkness lurked beneath that rosy exterior, which would drive the 1958 American League MVP to retire just a year later. Mike and Bill are joined by Steven Goldman (@GoStevenGoldman of The Infinite Inning podcast to document the rise and fall of one of the forgotten great players of baseball's Golden Age.
By Mike Bates and Bill Parker4.3
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Jackie Jensen was the original Bo Jackson, and he seemed to have it all. Talent to spare, the adulation of an entire city, and a loving marriage to a fellow famous athlete. But darkness lurked beneath that rosy exterior, which would drive the 1958 American League MVP to retire just a year later. Mike and Bill are joined by Steven Goldman (@GoStevenGoldman of The Infinite Inning podcast to document the rise and fall of one of the forgotten great players of baseball's Golden Age.

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