{"id":69808,"date":"2025-05-22T09:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T09:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/69808\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T09:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T09:16:12","slug":"jim-irsay-owner-of-nfls-5-billion-indianapolis-colts-dies-at-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/69808\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Irsay, Owner of NFL&#8217;s $5 Billion Indianapolis Colts, Dies at 65"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportico.com\/t\/indianapolis-colts\/\" id=\"auto-tag_indianapolis-colts_1\" data-tag=\"indianapolis-colts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportico.com\/t\/jim-irsay\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jim-irsay_1\" data-tag=\"jim-irsay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Irsay<\/a> has died at 65 years old, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportico.com\/t\/nfl\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nfl_1\" data-tag=\"nfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> team announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNo cause of death was made public. Irsay has faced numerous health challenges in recent years, including a severe respiratory illness and surgeries stemming from a home fall, which led him to use a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIrsay inherited control of the Colts from his father Bob Irsay in 1997\u201413 years after the franchise completed its relocation from Baltimore\u2014and oversaw its 2008 move into Lucas Oil Stadium. Over the past three decades, his organization rode the wave of surging NFL valuations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Colts are worth about $4.99 billion, per Sportico\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportico.com\/feature\/nfl-team-values-ranking-list-1234684165\/\">most recent NFL valuations<\/a>, which ranks 27th in the league and 45th among <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportico.com\/feature\/most-valuable-sports-teams-1234832079\/\">sports teams worldwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIrsay is survived by daughters Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson, all of whom are officially listed as the Colts\u2019 vice chairs and have been involved in team operations. Irsay-Gordon is reportedly expected to assume principal ownership responsibilities. Irsay previously said he wanted the organization to stay in the family following his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cJim was a friend, and a man deeply committed to his family, the game, the Colts, and the Indianapolis community,\u201d NFL commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportico.com\/t\/roger-goodell\/\" id=\"auto-tag_roger-goodell_1\" data-tag=\"roger-goodell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roger Goodell<\/a> said in a statement. \u201cHe spent his life and career in the National Football League. Starting as a teenager as a Colts\u2019 ballboy, he learned every position in the organization before assuming leadership of the Colts approximately 30 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThis week, the NFL has held its spring ownership meetings in Minneapolis to vote on proposals, including the ability for players to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportico.com\/leagues\/football\/2025\/nfl-owners-meeting-2028-olympics-flag-football-la-1234853032\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">participate in flag football<\/a> at the 2028 Olympics. It is not immediately clear whether Irsay was on hand at the multi-day convention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has died at 65 years old, the NFL team announced Wednesday. 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