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

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

(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 ...

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only ... when he announced that he was stepping down to spend more time with his wife, the former Lynne “Lyndi” Taussig. He later worked full ...

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only ... retiring early to spend more time with his wife, Lyndi, who died in 2013. Following his retirement, he worked full time at Promise Keepers ...

By Alex Traub Bill McCartney, a football coach who ... and three great-grandchildren. His wife, Lyndi (Taussig) McCartney, died in 2013. Years into Mr. McCartney’s evangelism for Promise Keepers ...

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only ... retiring early to spend more time with his wife, Lyndi, who died in 2013. Following his retirement, he worked full time at Promise Keepers ...

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only ... retiring early to spend more time with his wife, Lyndi, who died in 2013. Following his retirement, he worked full time at Promise Keepers ...

McCartney played center and linebacker at the University of Missouri, where he met his future wife, Lyndi. He later coached basketball and football at a high school in Dearborn, Mich., per the AP.

Bill McCartney, the Hall of Fame college football ... where he met his future wife, Lyndi. He later coached basketball and football at a high school in Dearborn, Mich., per the AP.

Bill McCartney, the Hall of Fame college football ... He had four children with his late wife, Lynne.