Legendary former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney passes away

January 11, 2025

By Jack Carlough, Buffaloes Wire: Bill McCartney, the head coach and architect of Colorado football’s 1990 national championship team, passed away on Friday evening following a lengthy battle with dementia, his family announced. “Coach Mac” was 84.

During his 13 seasons leading the Buffs, McCartney went 93-55-5 while winning three consecutive Big 8 Conference titles from 1989-91.

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Legendary former Colorado football head coach Bill McCartney passes away

Bill McCartney, the head coach and architect of Colorado football's 1990 national championship team, passed away on Friday evening following a lengthy battle with dementia, his family announced. "Coach Mac" was 84. During his 13 seaso

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