He then attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where he played on the men's soccer team from 1972 to 1975.
He, along with the rest of the 1972 team, was inducted into the SIUE Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
[1] On January 14, 1976, the Rochester Lancers selected Cacciatore in the third round of the North American Soccer League draft.
The Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League drafted him a week later.
In 1977, he played one game for the St. Louis Stars in the North American Soccer League.