City Legend Dies Aged 77

Last updated : 07 January 2013 By Footy Mad - Editor

The Yorkshireman, revered among football fans in the 1950s as 'The Tank' for his size, passed away on Friday afternoon,  at the age of 77.

Derek Kevan 1935-2013
 
•Born 1 March 1935, Ripon, Yorkshire
•1952-53 Bradford Park Ave 15 games, 8 goals
•1953-63 WBA 262 games, 157 goals
•1963 Chelsea 7 games, 1 goal
•1963-65 Manchester City 67 games, 48 goals
•1965-66 Crystal Palace 21 games, 5 goals
•1966 Peterborough 17 games, 2 goals
•1966-67 Luton Town 11 games, 4 goals
•1967-68 Stockport 40 games, 10 goals
•ENGLAND (1957-61) 14 games, 8 goals

Two of his eight goals for his country came in Sweden in the summer of 1958, when he became the last West Brom player to score for England at a World Cup finals.