‘It’s a sad day in Colorado’: Sen. Pelton recalls Bill McCartney era at Colorado
By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice
It wasn't an easy life growing up on the Eastern Plains of Colorado, Sen. Byron Pelton recalled Monday for the Colorado Senate.
He became a fan of the Colorado Buffaloes and almost no one then was on the Eastern Plains, and still isn't today. Colorado State? Yes. Nebraska Cornhuskers? Yes. Oklahoma Sooners? Maybe. But, Colorado Buffaloes fans were few and far between, he recalled in memorializing legendary Colorado Buffaloes coach Bill McCartney, who died Friday.
"It's a sad day in Colorado that we lost him," Pelton said. "I'm so thankful for having him as a part of this great state."
In 13 seasons, McCartney compiled a record of 93-55-5, won three Big Eight championships and earned the co-national championship in 1990 in a split with Geor...
