As a football coach, McCartney’s impact at Colorado was immense. During a six-year span in the late 1980s and early ’90s, his teams were right up there with the powers of the time.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died. He was 84.

Bill McCartney, a three-time coach of the year in the Big Eight Conference who led the Colorado Buffaloes to their only national football title in 1990, has died at the age of 84, his family ...

Colorado University head coach Bill McCartney repositions tight end Jon Embree (80) during practice in Irvine, Calif., Dec. 26, 1985. AP. He stepped into the world of college football.

Bill McCartney, a three-time coach of the year in the Big Eight Conference who led Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died. He was 84.

McCartney led Colorado to its best season in 1990, when the team finished 11-1-1 and beat Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl to clinch the national title.

BOULDER, Colo. — Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died. He was 84 ...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died. He was 84. McCartney died Friday night “after a courageous journey with ...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died. He was 84. The charismatic figure known as Coach Mac died Friday night ...

Bill McCartney, a three-time coach of the year in the Big Eight Conference who led the Colorado Buffaloes to their only ...

BOULDER, Colo. (KKTV) — Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died at age 84. According to a statement from McCartney’s family, he died ...

McCartney led Colorado to its best season in 1990, when the team finished 11-1-1 and beat Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl to clinch the national title.