Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Retired Colorado head football coach Bill McCartney watches in the second half of an NCAA college basketball ...

Legendary Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, who led the program to its only national championship, died Friday night after a long battle with dementia, his family confirmed in a statement.

Bill McCartney, the Hall of Fame college football coach who got his start at as a metro Detroit basketball and football coach, and the only high school coach hired as an assistant by Michigan ...

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado ... Chad Brown and Kanavis McGhee. To think, McCartney nearly chose a basketball coaching career. Born in Riverview, Michigan, McCartney played center and ...

Early Life: Humble Beginnings in Michigan Born on August 22, 1940, in Riverview, Michigan, Bill McCartney grew up excelling in athletics, earning 11 varsity letters in football, basketball ...

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado ... Chad Brown and Kanavis McGhee. To think, McCartney nearly chose a basketball coaching career. Born in Riverview, Michigan, McCartney played center and ...

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado ... (Ray Fairall/AP) To think, McCartney nearly chose a basketball coaching career. Born in Riverview, Mich., McCartney played center and linebacker at the ...

Bill McCartney, former Colorado head coach who led the Buffaloes to a national title in 1990, has died at age 84. McCartney coached at Colorado from 1982-1994, leading the team to three Big Eight ...

McCartney died "after a courageous journey with dementia," according to a family statement. His family announced in 2016 that he had been diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's.

(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 ... Thank you Coach for loving on all of us.” To think, McCartney nearly chose a basketball coaching career. Born in Riverview, Michigan, McCartney played ...

Bill McCartney, Who Coached Colorado ... Thank you Coach for loving on all of us.” To think, McCartney nearly chose a basketball coaching career. Born in Riverview, Michigan, McCartney played ...