Bill McCartney, Winningest Colorado Coach, Dies at 84

Retired Colorado Buffaloes head coach Bill McCartney holds an informal press conference to discuss a recent ESPN 30 for 30 program before a game between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Stanford Cardinal at Folsom Field on November 7, 2015 in Boulder, Colorado. Dustin Bradford/Getty Images

Former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, who guided the Buffaloes to their only national championship, died Friday night at age 84.

In a statement, his family said McCartney’s death came after “a courageous journey with dementia.”