He also had the great honor to play with, against the greatest American, (Bobby Smith, Al Trost, Shep Messing, Santiago Formoso, Jimmy McAlister, Julie Veee),International players and "Marked" some of the greatest players in World Soccer, Pele, (Winner of 3 World Cup Medals for Brazil,scored over 1,200 goals and Voted The Player of the Century), Johan Cruyff, The Dutch Master, Franz Beckenbauer, (World Cup Winner as a player and coach), the brilliant George Best, World Cup winners, Carlos Alberto and Gerd Müller, World Class Johan Neeskens, Teofilo, (Nene), Cubillas, Vladislav (Bogie) Bogicevic, Giorgio Chinaglia, Dennis Tueart,