For all the glory that attached to the high-scoring offensive unit, it was the defense that left its mark on professional football.

Stars such as Adolfo Pedernera, Alfredo Di Stefano and Nestor Rossi left a refined Argentine imprint on Colombian football.

He definitely left his mark not just on the University of Oregon but on football in general.

Presently, Gwandoya has left his mark on African football.

Abe Gibron, who left his mark on professional football as a player, coach, wisecracker and gourmand, died on Tuesday at home in Belleair, Fla.

Afterwards, the generation led by Dragan Džajić, officially the best player in the history of Serbia and one of the best left wingers in the history of the world, began to leave a deep mark on Yugoslav and Serbian football.

Charlie Nicholas had left his mark on English football as one of the great imponderables, a player of exquisite skill, an under-achiever, a player literally troubled by the burden of being brilliant.