Former Liverpool captain Ron Yeats has died on the age of 86.
The defender made 454 appearances in 10 years on the membership between 1961 and 1971, the Twenty second-most of any participant in LFC historical past. He wore the armband for greater than 400 of these, with solely Steven Gerrard skippering the Reds extra typically (liverpoolfc.com).
The Scotman’s place in Anfield legend was without end secured when he captained Liverpool to their first-ever FA Cup triumph in 1965, after they defeated Leeds within the last after additional time.
The official LFC web site confirmed this morning that Yeats – affectionately often known as ‘Rowdy’ by Kopites – handed away on Friday evening, having suffered with Alzheimer’s in recent times.
When Invoice Shankly signed the defender in 1961, the Reds had been nonetheless languishing within the Second Division, however they gained promotion on the finish of his first season on Merseyside and claimed the top-flight title simply two years later.
He was named captain inside just a few brief months of becoming a member of Liverpool, his stature summed up by our legendary former supervisor, who on the participant’s unveiling suggested members of the press to ‘stroll round him’.
After he’d referred to as time in his enjoying profession, Yeats returned to Anfield in 1986 because the Reds’ chief scout, a place he held for 20 years, with Sami Hyypia a standout among the many abilities that he’d recognized.
An distinctive servant to the membership for 30 years on and off the pitch, the Aberdeen native was a colossal determine in multiple sense of the phrase. His standing as a Liverpool legend is past dispute, and his position as our first FA Cup-winning captain without end ensures him a particular place in LFC’s proud historical past.
The ideas of everybody at Empire of the Kop are with Ron’s household and pals at this unhappy time.
