▁U sed ▁to ▁Play ▁on ▁Gr ass ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁novel ▁by ▁former ▁English ▁footballer ▁Terry ▁Ven ables ▁and ▁Scottish ▁author ▁Gordon ▁Williams . ▁The ▁novel ▁predicted ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁grass ▁as ▁a ▁playing ▁surface , ▁and ▁that ▁pl astic ▁pitch es ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁norm ▁in ▁football . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁The ▁Big ▁Read ▁poll ▁of ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁" best - lo ved ▁novel ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁British ▁nov els <0x0A> </s> ▁René ▁Qu it ral ▁Enc ina ▁( born ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁- ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Chile an ▁football ▁goal keeper ▁that ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁s occer ▁team ▁Chile ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁for ▁B ád m inton ▁( 1 9 4 7 - 1 9 4 8 ), ▁Santiago ▁W ander ers ▁( 1 9 4 9 - 1 9 5 4 ) ▁and ▁San ▁Luis ▁de ▁Qu ill ota ▁( 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 5 8 ). ▁He ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁Sweden ▁El imin atory ▁process . ▁He ▁had ▁two ▁titles ▁in ▁his ▁career : ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁second ▁division ▁Championship ▁with ▁San ▁Luis ▁de ▁Qu ill