Longtime Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, who guided the Buffaloes to the 1990 national title, died Friday. He was 84.

Longtime Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, an assistant for Michigan football before leading the Buffaloes to the 1990 ...

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football ... where he met his wife. He later coached basketball and football at a high school in Dearborn, Michigan. His teams were good, too ...

Bill McCartney, Who Coached Colorado to Its Only Football ... where he met his wife. He later coached basketball and football at a high school in Dearborn, Michigan. His teams were good, too ...

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football ... where he met his wife. He later coached basketball and football at a high school in Dearborn, Michigan. His teams were good, too ...

(AP) — Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football ... where he met his wife. He later coached basketball and football at a high school in Dearborn, Michigan.

(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera) Former CU coach Bill McCartney and his wife Lyndi McCartney. University of Colorado Head Football Coach Bill McCartney with quarterbacks Koy Detmer ...

Former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney has died at age ... coach Johnny Orr urged him to join his staff. McCartney couldn’t decide. His wife gave him some simple advice — follow his ...