Bill McCartney died on Jan. 10 at the age of 84 after a long battle with dementia and his son, Mike, said this week, “I thought I was ready, because we knew he was dying.” ...

(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 ...

If Colorado ever meets Nebraska on a football field again, it won’t feel as important anymore because Bill McCartney won’t be there to watch it. As part of CU’s football recovery ...

Bill McCartney hadn’t coached the Buffaloes in 24 years, and CU hadn’t played the Cornhuskers in eight years, but his passion still burned. “I’d rather be dead than red!” McCartney said ...

CU announced McCartney’s passing and included the following statement from the McCartney family: “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Bill McCartney, beloved husband ...

Bill McCartney, Colorado's only national-championship ... to join Bo Schembechler's staff in Ann Arbor. McCartney delivered CU's only national title in 1990, which came in the midst of three ...

Hundreds of friends, family members and former players filled the Coors Events Center on the University of Colorado campus Wednesday morning to honor former coach Bill McCartney. McCartney passed ...

Bill McCartney, the former Colorado Buffaloes football head coach, passed away at the age of 84. His family said he died peacefully after a battle with dementia. McCartney led CU to the school's ...

Bill McCartney, the Hall of Fame football coach who led the CU Buffs to their lone national title, died Friday night after a lengthy battle with dementia, the university announced. He was 84.

Former Colorado star JJ Flannigan, left, talks with Peggy Coppom, right, before the start of a memorial for former University of Colorado Boulder Head Football Coach Bill McCartney at the CU ...

“It’s the right thing for us to do as a family,” he said at the time. Former CU coach Bill McCartney and his wife Lyndi. Led by players McCartney recruited to Boulder, Rick Neuheisel kept ...