A University of Missouri alum who led one of their conference rivals to a national title has passed away.

Mizzou paid tribute over the weekend to Bill McCartney, who died Friday, Jan. 10 after a battle with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The Michigan native suited up for Mizzou for three seasons on the offensive line, including for the 1960 squad that defeated Navy 21-14 in the Orange Bowl. It was also the 1960 squad that suffered a controversial loss at Faurot Field to Kansas that denied Mizzou the chance to compete for a national title despite the Jayhawks fielding an ineligible player in that game.

McCartney would be involved in another controversial game at Faurot Field 30 years later, when as the coach at Colorado, McCartney’s Buffaloes would take advantage of officiating errors to post a comeback 33-31 victory over Mizzou in the infamous “Fifth Down” game. The win would help Colorado finish the year with a 10-1-1 record and a share of the national title. McCartney would express regret for the handling of the game in 1998, when he spoke in Columbia at an event hosted by Promise Keepers, a Christian men’s organization he founded during his 13-season tenure at Colorado.

McCartney’s 93 wins, 55 losses, and five ties during his time in Boulder also resulted in three Big Eight titles and his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013. He was 84.