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BOULDER,CO – 1990: Bill McCartney of the Colorado Buffaloes looks on during a 1990 season game. Bill McCartney was head coach from 1982 to 1994. (Photo by:Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
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. McCartney also coached the late Rashaan Salaam during his Heisman Trophy-winning season in 1994.
Following the 1994 season, Coach Mac stepped down from Colorado’s head job to devote his time to “Promise Keepers,” a Christian Organization he co-founded.
In 2013, McCartney was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Colorado athletic director Rick George, who McCartney hired as a recruiting coordinator coordinator in 1987, gave the following statement in a press release:
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Publish date : 2025-01-11 06:28:00
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