After transforming the University of Colorado’s football team, he founded the Promise Keepers, a masculine revivalist group that drew millions of supporters.

Years before his recent death, former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney had a memorable conversation with a reporter about his cruel condition.

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

He led the Colorado Buffaloes to a national title and started a movement urging men to take responsibility for their faith, families, and communities.

The University of Colorado is honoring former football head coach Bill McCartney in a free memorial event that will be open to the public. McCartney was 84 when he died peacefully, his family said.

Former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, who coached the Buffaloes to their only national championship in 1990, died late Friday night:

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to a national championship in 1990, has died, his family announced Friday night. He was 84. Colorado said McCartney died in Boulder with his family by his side. The family posted a statement on social media, saying McCartney “left this world peacefully … after a courageous journey with Dementia.”

Tad Boyle officially was a former player, and he had not yet embarked on a collegiate coaching career now in its 31st season when the legendary Bill McCartney era of Colorado football reached its

The University of Colorado Athletic Department will hold a public memorial to honor beloved coach, Bill McCartney.

Former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, who led the team to its only national title in 1990, died Friday at 84 after a battle with dementia, his family confirmed.

Legendary Colorado coach Bill McCartney has died at the age of 84, the school announced on Saturday. McCartney, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, is the winningest coach in program history and led the program to its only national championship in 1990.