As the Colts owner, Irsay oversaw the franchise on its path to winning a championship in 2007; Indianapolis defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. It was the franchise's first title since winning Super Bowl V in 1970 as the Baltimore Colts.

Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts’ owner who leveraged the popularity of Peyton Manning into a new stadium and a Super Bowl title, died Wednesday at age 65.

Longtime Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay died on Wednesday, the franchise announced. Specifics of his death are not yet known, though Irsay has dealt with various health issues in recent years. The Colts said that Irsay “passed away peacefully in his sleep” on Wednesday afternoon.