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The long -standing owner of the Indianapolis colts, Jim Irsay, died at the age of 65, the team announced on Wednesday.
Irsay’s father bought the team in 1972 when they’ve always played Baltimore for $ 12 million and moved the team in 1984.
Irsay was the director general of the team from 1982 to 1996 and became the youngest owner of the NFL at 37, shortly after the death of his father in 1997.
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Jim Irsay attended the 15th annual Hope lunch seminar in honor of Michael Phelps at Plaza on November 10, 2021, in New York. (Jared Siskin / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Irsay has had several health problems over the years and has fought against drug and alcohol dependence, admitting once it had been in rehabilitation “at least 15 times”.
The colts announced in January 2024 thatrsy was treated for a “serious respiratory disease”. In February, he posted on X, formerly Twitter, that he was “In the process of healing.”
“It’s a long road and you must be patient. The good news is that everything is going well”, a hospitalized Irsay said that March After undergoing a procedure on his right leg.
Irsay said that he had undergone “26 surgeries in the past seven years”.
The owner and CEO of the Indianapolis colts, Jim Irsay, speaks during a ceremony in honor of the former Tarik Glenn player at the half-time of a match between the commanders of Washington and the colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 30, 2022 in Indianapolis. (Dylan Buell / Getty Images)
In December 2023, the police were called to Irsay’s home around 4:30 am and found it in bed insensitive and cold during what the authorities called a “suspected overdose”.
“It was not an overdose,” said Irsay Fox 59 in Indianapolis.
“I don’t know why, when you have your name in the newspaper in the past, people throw this quickly there. I am not very careful about this, but I don’t think it’s just.”
Irsay was arrested in 2014 and pleaded guilty of having overturned intoxicated (OWI), which led to a suspension of six games and a fine of $ 500,000 from the NFL. He said that his arrest was partly due to being a white billionaire.
Irsay took possession of the colts in 1995 following a legal battle after the death of his father. Since then, the colts have had a massive success with Peyton Manning as a quarterrier, but they have been evolving since Manning left the team and Andrew Luck suddenly retired.
During his mandate performing the daily operations of the organization, Irsay won 258 games, the fourth largest number of the NFL during this period. He also won 10 division titles, went 1-1 in the Super Bowls and made the playoffs 18 times.
The owner of the Indianapolis colts, Jim Irsay, speaks to fans during the enthronement of Dwight Freeney in the Ring of Honor of the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 10, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Justin Casterline / Getty Images)
He is survived by three daughters and 10 grandchildren. He and his ex-wife divorced in 2013.
