Ron Yeats, former Liverpool captain and Bill Shankly’s ‘colossus’, dies aged 86

RIP: Liverpool's Ron Yeats (top) is hoisted aloft by teammates (l-r) Geoff Strong, Wilf Stevenson and Peter Thompson as they celebrate victory

Ron Yeats, the former Liverpool captain who helped to rebuild the club’s fortunes under Bill Shankly in the 1960s, has died at the age of 86.

Liverpool confirmed that Yeats, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, died on Friday evening. “We are mourning the passing of our legendary former captain Ron Yeats,” a club statement on X read.