Official Site of Everton · Nov 10, 2017
On This Day: Golden Vision Joins & Royle Takes Charge
1960: Alex Young Signs For Everton
A centre-forward who combined elegant skill with a boundless determination and passion, Young was an icon of his era, a player who glided across even the heaviest of surfaces, shimmying and tricking his way past defenders before effortlessly floating shots past baffled goalkeepers.
Nicknamed ‘The Golden Vision’, Young came possibly as close as any single player to embodying the essence of the Soccer School of Science.
In total, he appeared 273 times for the Blues after joining from Hearts in 1960, netting on 87 occasions before departing for Glentoran in 1968.
He was named an Everton Giant in 2000.