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Deaths Of Notable Sports Figures (R.I.P.)

Bill McCartney, who won national championship as Colorado football coach, dies at 84

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Bill McCartney, the Hall of Fame college football coach who won a national championship with Colorado in 1990, died Friday night in Boulder, Colorado. He was 84.

McCartney's family said in a statement that he died "after a courageous journey with dementia."

McCartney, hired in 1982, is the winningest coach in CU football history with a 93-55-5 record over 13 seasons in Boulder. He led the Buffaloes to the 1990 national championship after beating Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl and won three Big Eight titles.
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After his coaching career, McCartney co-founded the Christian organization "Promise Keepers." He had four children with his late wife, Lynne.

R.I.P.
 
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