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William Paul McCartney (August 22, 1940 – January 10, 2025) was an American college football coach who was the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes for 13 seasons (1982–1994). He compiled a 93–55–5 (.624) record, and won three consecutive Big Eight Conference titles ( 1989 – 1991 ).
Head coach Bill McCartney of the Colorado Buffaloes looks on against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the 1990 Orange Bowl Jan. 1, 1990, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla.
Bill McCartney, the Hall of Fame college football coach who led the Colorado Buffaloes to their only national championship title in 1990, has died. ... Following the news of his death, several of ...
Bill McCartney, who guided Colorado to the 1990 national championship, has died at 84. He coached 1994 Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame ...
McCartney coached Colorado to three Big Eight titles, 10 consecutive winning seasons in league competition and a 58-29-4 mark in conference play, all still school bests. His 1989 squad went 11-1 and lost to Notre Dame 21-6 in the Orange Bowl.
Promise Keepers was founded in 1990 by Bill McCartney, then the head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder. [2] [3] The organization was incorporated as a nonprofit in the state of Colorado on December 3, 1990.
When Colorado hired Bill McCartney in 1982, he emphatically designated Nebraska as their primary rival in an attempt to motivate his team and fanbase. [4] At the time, Nebraska was an established national powerhouse and had defeated Colorado fourteen consecutive times; McCartney wanted to use an eventual defeat of Nebraska as a measure of ...
Bill McCartney, former Colorado head coach who led the Buffaloes to a national title in 1990, has died at age 84. McCartney coached at Colorado from 1982-1994, leading the team to three Big Eight ...