INDIANAPOLIS — Longtime Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay died on Wednesday, the club announced. He was 65.
Specifics of his death are not yet known, though Irsay has dealt with numerous health issues in recent years. The Colts said that Irsay “passed away peacefully in his sleep” on Wednesday afternoon.
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Irsay took over the Colts in 1997, when he inherited the club from his father. Robert Irsay acquired the team in 1972 for $12 million.
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