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's family said he died peacefully last week after a battle with dementia. He was 84. McCartney helped the ...

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

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.”

Bill McCartney, the legendary CU football coach who led the Buffs to the 1990 national championship, died Friday night at the age of 84.

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

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.

Former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney died after a long ilneess at 84. McCartney was 93-55-5 in 13 seasons at the reins of the Buffaloes, guiding them to a national championship in 1990.

McCartney died "after a courageous journey with dementia," according to a family statement. His family announced in 2016 that he had been diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's.

"His impact was felt both on and off the field, and his spirit will forever remain in the hearts of those he inspired," McCartney's family said in a statement

Bill McCartney, the legendary coach who transformed the Colorado Buffaloes into a national powerhouse and led the program to its only national championship, pas