University of Colorado to Install Bill McCartney Statue at Folsom Field

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The University of Colorado has announced that it will place a statue of the football program's all-time winningest coach, Bill McCartney, outside Boulder's Folsom Field this fall.  CU will announce later the date of the statue's debut.

"Coach Mac's imprint on this university transcends his incredible accomplishments on the football field," said Athletic Director Rick George in a statement issued by the University. "This statue and the scholarship created in his honor will stand as a permanent monument to those accomplishments and the many lives he touched during and after his time as head football coach. It also further demonstrates our ongoing commitment to honoring CU football's illustrious past."

McCartney coached the Buffaloes from 1982 to 1994, compiling a 93-55-5 (.624) record over those 13 seasons.  McCartney came to Boulder after serving as Bo Schembechler's defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan from 1977 to 1981.  During his time at CU, McCartney guided the Buffs to their only national championship in 1990.  The team also won Big Eight Conference titles in 1989 (the program's first in 13 years), 1990, and 1991.  McCartney recruited numerous NFL players and stars to CU, including the Buffs' first Heisman Trophy winner, Rashaan Salaam, in 1994.

The statue will be placed near the Buff Walk on Folsom Field's east side.  It'll be just the second statue outside the stadium; the other memorializes former CU Head Coach Fred Folsom, for whom the stadium is named and which is located on its south side.

A scholarship in McCartney's name is also being created.