Bill McCartney, winningest Colorado coach, dies at 84
(Photo credit: Jared Lazarus / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK)Former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, who guided the Buffaloes to their only national championship, died Friday night at age 84.
In a statement, his family said McCartney's death came after "a courageous journey with dementia."
McCartney spent 13 seasons (1982-94) at the helm of the program and won three Big 8 coach of the year awards, including