Liverpool legend Yeats passes on age of 86

Incredible previous Liverpool skipper Ron Yeats, depicted by Bill Shankly as a "monster", has kicked the bucket at 86 years old.

The ex-Scotland protector was essential for the Liverpool side that brought home the Second Division championship under chief Shankly in 1962.

Yeats went to bring home two first class championships, the FA Cup and the Cause Safeguard multiple times, laying out Liverpool as quite possibly of the best club in the country.

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He played 454 games prior to joining Tranmere as player-supervisor in 1971.

More than 400 of those appearances were as skipper, a count bettered exclusively by Steven Gerrard.

In January it was reported he had been living with Alzheimer's sickness.

"Liverpool FC is grieving the death of incredible previous chief Ron Yeats," read a club proclamation. "In the expressions of Bill Shankly, a 'giant' in club history.

"The considerations of everybody at LFC are with Ron's significant other, Ann, the entirety of his family and his companions at this inconceivably miserable time."

Banners at Anfield and Liverpool's preparation grounds will be brought down to half-pole as a characteristic of regard.

Yeats won two covers for Scotland in 1964 and 1965.

He started his vocation at Dundee Joined prior to joining Liverpool in 1961. He likewise played for Stalybridge Celtic and Pushcart and had a spell in the American Soccer Association.

Yeats got back to Britain for short spells at Formby and Rhyl prior to resigning from playing in 1977.

In 1986 he rejoined Liverpool as boss scout and stayed in the job prior to resigning in 2006.

One of Liverpool's unequaled greats

Previous Liverpool striker John Aldridge expressed: "Awakened today to the miserable insight about one of Liverpool football club's record-breaking greats as a player and a commander, Ron Yeats.

"What a man. I'm regarded to have met him on many events."

Ex-Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler expressed: "Tear to the incredible man. Thinking about Ron's loved ones."

Previous Liverpool protector and partner chief Phil Thompson, who joined the club the year Yeats left, said: "So miserable to know about the death of Huge Ron Yeats, one of my legends as a youngster and had the joy to turn into his companion. Doesn't beat that. Tear Enormous Man."

Previous Liverpool safeguard Jamie Carragher said: "A goliath of a man and a monster of a player. Everything at Liverpool begins with individuals like Huge Ron. Tear."