Source: Liverpool_Echo
Everton legend of the sixties Alex Parker passes away
EVERTON'S 1962-63 Championship-winning defender, Alex Parker, has died, aged 74.[LNB]Parker, who played 220 times for The Toffees scoring five goals, suffered a heart attack and passed away on Thursday.[LNB]Born in Ayrshire in August 1935, Parker's first professional club was Falkirk. [LNB]The highlight of his Bairns career was a Scottish Cup win in 1957 when Falkirk defeated Kilmarnock 2-1 at Hampden Park in a replayed final following a 1-1 draw.[LNB]By then, the classy full-back was a Scottish regular and after making his debut against Portugal in 1955 he won 15 full caps, including a 1958 World Cup appearance against Paraguay.[LNB]He joined Everton in 1958, although his Toffees debut was delayed because he had to do his National Service in Cyprus![LNB]He quickly made up for lost time though and was a pivotal member of the magnificent Everton team that stormed to the League Championship in 1963. Parker played in 33 of the 42 games as The Blues clinched the title by six points from runners-up Tottenham Hotspur.
