He was suffering from Alzheimerโs disease.
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Former Liverpool captain and Scotland defender Ron Yeats has died at the age of 86, the Premier League club said on Saturday (September 7, 2024).
Yeats joined Liverpool from Scottish side Dundee United in 1961 and went on to captain the Merseyside giants for eight seasons. Only Steven Gerrard has skippered the side for more matches.
Yeats won the Football League First Division twice with Liverpool and was their first FA Cup-winning captain when they lifted the trophy in 1965.
He died on Friday (September 6, 2024) night, having suffered from Alzheimerโs disease recently, Liverpool said.
โThe thoughts of everyone at LFC are with Ronโs wife, Ann, all of his family and his friends at this incredibly sad time,โ Liverpool said in a statement.
Published – September 07, 2024 05:29 pm IST
