FORMER Liverpool captain and Scotland defender Ron Yeats has died at the age of 86, the Premier League club said on Saturday.

(Reuters) - Former Liverpool captain and Scotland defender Ron Yeats has died at the age of 86, the Premier League club said on Saturday. Read...

Former Liverpool captain and Scotland defender Ron Yeats has died at the age of 86, the Premier League club said on Saturday. Yeats joined Liverpool...

Former Liverpool captain and Scotland defender Ron Yeats has died at the age of 86, the Premier League club said on Saturday. Yeats joined Liverpool...

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, England (AP) — Ron Yeats, who captained Liverpool to six trophies in the 1960s, has died, the English club announced Saturday. He was 86.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Ron Yeats, who captained Liverpool to six trophies in the 1960s, has died, the English club announced Saturday. He was 86.

The Scottish centre back had been living with Alzheimer’s disease for some time

The Aberdeen-born centre-back died on Friday.