Legendary Colorado coach Bill McCartney recently received a diagnosis for "late-onset Dementia/Alzheimer's," his family announced on Monday.
It's terribly sad news for the hall of famer and his family, which includes his grandson, Derek, who is currently an outside linebacker on the Colorado football team.
The family wrote the following in a statement released by the school.
"We would like to share the news that our father, Coach Bill McCartney has been diagnosed with late-onset Dementia/Alzheimer's. We (his family) have been noticing memory issues for the past few years and he was recently diagnosed.