RIP Jim Irsay

[2muchcoffeeman]

 

[micropolitan guy]

All I can think about it Dean Wormer's advice to Blutarsksy: "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son."

 

[Webster]

He lived uphill

 

[dixiehack]

God must have needed about five million bottles of painkillers.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Not a man destined to live very long. What's the Colts' status in his estate plan?

 

[Bubbler]

He wasn't a very good owner in terms of the decisions he made, but he wasn't good for the right reasons.

He cared too much and let that affect his judgment.

The man was a great representative of his adopted city. He gave 'til it hurt to Indianapolis.

That's what I'll remember about him. A flawed man, but deep down, his heart was usually in the right place. That forgives a lot of sins.

RIP.

 

[User 4332]

Not a man destined to live very long. What's the Colts' status in his estate plan?

All three of his daughters have had active roles with the Colts for 15-20 years now and he's been grooming his oldest, Carlie, to take over. The expectation is that the team will pass to them, with Carlie having executive authority. She has taken over for him several times over the years due to his addiction issues.

 

[User 4332]

Can't say I'm surprised at the news. I doubt anyone is. Sad to hear though. I appreciated his stewardship of the Colts. He made plenty of mistakes, but he also made a lot of good ones. He was a much better owner than his old man, whom I loathed. Always seemed like a decent guy, too.

 

[Shelbyville Manhattan]

Can't say I'm surprised at the news. I doubt anyone is. Sad to hear though. I appreciated his stewardship of the Colts. He made plenty of mistakes, but he also made a lot of good ones. He was a much better owner than his old man, whom I loathed. Always seemed like a decent guy, too.

To Jim Irsay's everlasting credit, he learned what not to do from watching his father. Thus, to Indianapolis, he was everything that his father chose not to be to Baltimore (and Indy, too, recalling Bob Irsay's speech upon moving the team and insisting the Colts were "my family's team.")

Jim Irsay was never a typical pro-sports owner. Which is very much an attribute. He'll be missed.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

I’ll echo what others have said. His decisions with the Colts didn’t always work out, and some were bad. But he was always coming from good place as far as wanting the best for his team the city.

He did a lot to raise awareness of addiction and mental health issues as he went through his own deep and public struggles.

His Colts won a Super Bowl and went to another. And had a pretty elite couple of decades with Manning and then Luck.

The last 5-6 years haven’t been great. But that can be life in the NFL.

I hope he’s at peace.

 

[garrow]

Vocally opposed an attempt by a Rush Limbaugh-led group from buying the Rams. RIP, Jim.

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

All I can think about it Dean Wormer's advice to Blutarsksy: "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son."

That was the dean's advice to Flounder, just before he heaved onto the dean's desk.

 

[nickp]

Jim Irsay always did his best to represent his adopted city of Indianapolis

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

NGL, it was pretty cool that he toured with this collection so others could enjoy it. He's got some amazing stuff in there.

https://www.jimirsaycollection.com/