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

Bill McCartney, the former University of Colorado football coach who became a prominent religious figure in the 1990s after founding the Promise Keepers movement, died Friday at the age of 84

A religious conversion in his 30s helped inspire McCartney to found Promise Keepers, which drew millions of men to events in the early 1990s.

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

McCartney remains the winningest coach in Colorado history, with a record of 93-55-5. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

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.”

Longtime Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, who guided the Buffaloes to the 1990 national title, died Friday. He was 84.

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

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

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.

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