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Browns. In 1952, he was the MVP runner up to Bobby Shantz of the Philadelphia Athletics.

Reynolds suffered a back injury when the Yankees' charter bus crashed into an overpass in Philadelphia during the 1953 season. He retired after the following season as a result of the injury.

Former teammate and American League President Bobby Brown noted his heritage and a popular railroad influenced the baseball media to use the nickname; "But for some of you too young to remember, the Santa Fe Railroad at that time had a crack train called the Super Chief that ran from California to Chicago, and it was known for its elegance, its power and its speed. We always felt the name applied to Allie for the same reasons."

Brown notes that he and his teammates called Reynolds Chief. "When we talked with him, we called him Allie. But when he

wasn't in the room, he was referred to as the Chief, because we felt he was the one at the top, the real leader."