About Jim Irsay
James Irsay was an American billionaire businessman who was the principal owner, chairman, and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) from 1997 until his death in 2025, having previously served as general manager of the Colts from 1984 to 1996. At the time of his death, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$4.8 billion. He was the surviving child of businessman Robert Irsay (1923–1997), who acquired the Baltimore Colts in 1972 for $12 million and moved them to Indianapolis in 1984.
