After the war he was persuaded by NASA to become involved in their fledgling space program and, in 1969, he became one of 3 men to step foot on the moon.

It was on this historic trip to the moon that he first met St. John's club member and former player Brendan Mackin (who up until recently had been living there)

He was coaxed out of retirement and into black leather and sunglasses to battle evil forces from the computer world in a war which has now been dubbed "The Matrix".

Susan hasn't seen his lady-friend Trinity in the right of the photo, but he assures us their friendship was purely plutonic

Now that he isn't battling evil-doers or serving the US government he likes to relax on the beaches of America's west coast.

Here he is pictured catching a corkscrew on his favourite board which he has named "American Pie".