Lawrence McCutcheon, the former Denver Broncos running back who starred for years with the Los Angeles Rams and played college football at Colorado State, died Friday after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 76.

McCutcheon’s family announced the news, saying he passed away on October 23 with relatives at his bedside. “Clutch passed away… following a long, courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease,” the statement read.

The family asked that donations in his memory go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

While best remembered as a five-time Pro Bowl selection and second-team All-Pro with the Rams from 1972-79, McCutcheon spent part of the 1980 season with the Broncos.

After being traded from Los Angeles, he appeared in six games for Denver, carrying 12 times for 52 yards and catching one pass for 12 yards.

His stint in orange and blue was brief—he was released in mid-October and finished the year with the Seattle Seahawks before playing his final season in 1981 with the Buffalo Bills under former Rams coach Chuck Knox.

Broncos fans and Colorado sports followers have a deeper connection through McCutcheon’s college days.

The Plainview, Texas, native starred at Colorado State University in Fort Collins from 1969-71, rushing for 2,917 yards and ranking among the program’s all-time leaders. He was inducted into the CSU Athletics Hall of Fame and the school’s Ring of Honor.

In the NFL, McCutcheon was a workhorse back in Chuck Knox’s offense, leading the Rams in rushing each year from 1973-77 and posting four 1,000-yard seasons.

He finished his career with 6,578 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns on 1,521 carries, plus 198 receptions for 1,799 yards.

He ranks fourth on the Rams’ all-time rushing list and played in 11 postseason games, including Super Bowl XIV, where he threw a touchdown pass.

After retiring as a player, McCutcheon returned to the Rams organization in 1982 and spent more than three decades in their front office, rising to director of player personnel before retiring in 2016.

His son Daylon McCutcheon later played cornerback in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns.

The Los Angeles Rams issued a statement calling McCutcheon a figure whose impact “spanned generations” and who “embodied what it means to be a Ram.”

For Broncos Country, the news closes a chapter on a player who briefly wore the orange and blue after a decorated college career in the state.