Ive always been mostly attracted to great writers, he said. Go ruin another family!" Over the years, some remarkable guitar collections have featured in the pages of this magazine. Gene Bednarz, a Marine and World War II veteran, once trusted Irsay so much that Bednarz left his job at the Acord Ventilating Co. to join Irsay's new venture, the Robert Irsay Co. His first big foray into collecting came in 2001 when he paid $2.4 million for the 120-foot-long scroll that contained the original manuscript of Jack Kerouacs novel On the Road. It was the only time Irsay showed up, paddle in hand, to bid for an item. "I'd say 90 percent of the people [in this city] who've been to programs have been in meetings with Jim," Hoshour says. While owners aren't quite held to the same standard as quarterbacks or head coaches, there's still some pressure to succeed. ", After the Colts won Super Bowl XLI in February 2007, Cohen says Jim asked Kim for her mother's ring size so he could make a ring for her. Ms. Nine days after the viewing, on March 16, a police officer pulled Irsay over near the home he'd bought for his new girlfriend and found a laundry bag full of pills in the front seat of his SUV. Jim Irsay had nearly $30,000 of cash in his car when he was arrested. Hamilton County prosecutor formally charges Irsay, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Sept. 17, 2002: Meg Irsay renews her request for legal separation. Irsay comments on concussions. Buddy Guy walked in and Irsay was distracted all over again, peppering him with questions about Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker and other blues greats. At least in part, that silence might have to do with her family's wishes. At his peak, Irsay says, he could squat 725, deadlift 660 and bench press 485. Jan. 14, 1997: Bob Irsay dies, leaving ownership of the team in a legal dispute between Jim and Bob's second wife, Nancy Irsay. 1977: Jim graduates from Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Ill. Aug. 2, 1980: Marries high school sweetheart Meg Coyle. On Sept. 2, he pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of impaired driving and got a suspended 60-day jail sentence. Jim Irsay, the 55-year-old owner of the Indianapolis Colts, had sent the flowers, which was typical of the kind of thing he did. Chad Boda says Kim suddenly had enough money to foot the bill for his doctoral degree in Europe, and Megan, the oldest, enjoyed all-expense-paid trips to Colts games with her friends. Friends saw the love notes he left for "Baba," his pet name for Kim, and the stacks of cash he left, stuffed into empty fast-food bags. While other owners splurge on art work, beachfront property and European soccer teams, Irsay has spent $100 million building a collection of music, sports and other pop culture memorabilia. "As an owner, I can . "[29] On July 25, 2022 Irsay purchased Muhammad Ali's "Rumble In The Jungle" championship belt for $6.18 million after a 2 hour bidding war. Considering that Saturday is still the active head coach for Indianapolis, it was unlikely that Irsay would just disparage Saturday and his coaching efforts. And then we have people on retainer like Jim Canary, whos a paper conservator at Indiana University. He'd never been so loving, but it was never so destructive.". Andre Miksha, the county's chief prosecutor, declined to offer specifics on what kind of proof, saying only: "Mr. Irsay's possession of controlled substances did not violate the criminal code. Jim Irsay is the owner of the NFL team, the Indiana Colts. ", In the seven months since Kim Wundrum's death, Irsay hasn't publicly mentioned her name. When it comes to professional football, the intensity above the goals of winning and all those sorts of things, sometimes that comes out in organizing this thing. Buddy Guy, 86, Chicago legend, slaying at Jim Irsay event pic.twitter.com/xKO8ZXhXyy. Mar 17, 2014 at 4:18 am ET 2 min read. He paid $4.9 million for the guitar Kurt Cobain used in the music video for Smells Like Teen Spirit, He acquired one of Ringo Starrs vintage drum sets for more than $4 million. When Greg, a real estate appraiser, learned his wife was having an affair, he responded by posting a barrage of tweets from @martin_assoc that were remarkable for the fact that they seem to have gone entirely unnoticed. Growing up on the north shore of Chicago, he rode his bicycle to the local drugstore on Monday mornings and bought entire boxes of baseball cards before other boys could get there. "[They] had a whole other life without the public. "Honestly, I was relieved [when I heard it happened]," Chad Boda says. Opening himself up to other addicts was another way Irsay became deeply, invisibly woven into the fabric of Indianapolis. The two went to Flagler Beach to see Kim's old friends and surprise Megan Boda just before her 33rd birthday. Police said they found him in possession of prescription drugs after pulling him over for erratic driving. Then Irsay marched back to the green room where he nursed a bottle of Hawaiian Punch and waved off minders trying to keep him on schedule. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has spent 25 years assembling the world's leading collection of rock 'n' roll, American history and pop culture artefacts. November 2002: The owner of Nora Apothecary gives federal investigators records showing he filled 120 prescriptions over about a one-year period including the painkiller OxyContin for Colts owner Jim Irsay. In 1998, not long after his father's death, Detective Conder, who continued investigating doctors who overprescribed pills, found Irsay's name again. Why am I here? The Colts owner also deeply values patience, continuity and evaluating the underlying reasons behind the record, and he says he's constantly evaluating Ballard and Reich, holding them to a standard that's not based solely on his own opinion. "I didn't know what to say.". Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was blasted by critics small and large for his hiring of Jeff Saturday as interim head coach. - YouTube Our buddy Gorman has been friends with Billionaire Colts Owner Jim Irsay for years. "But I think she thought she'd gain more access to his personal life.". Colts requested to interview Cowboys DC Dan Quinn for their head coach vacancy. After getting injured playing football in college, he took up competitive power lifting, once squatting 725 pounds. When his father died in 1997 Jim engaged in a legal battle with his stepmother over ownership of the team, but later became the youngest NFL team owner at that time at 37. But over the next three years, his ill-fated battle to keep his law license drained his spirits and the family's income. This event is FREE and open to the public and will include a musical performance by The Jim Irsay Band (feat. Somewhat paradoxically, the 63-year-old Irsay also gives off the impression of being one of the most normal people in the pro sports ownership ranks in the sense that hell mingle with the average fan, and wants to be liked. This was the piano he toured with for 20 years; it was also played by Paul McCartney and Freddie Mercury. Share. Colts' Jim Irsay discusses frustration with losing to league's 'worst team' in Jaguars Zachary Huber March 30, 2022 3:17 pm ET Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is understandably still. Fans wandered between the stage and the back of the venue to look at the artifacts, including the guitar Dylan used when he went electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, Hunter S. Thompsons Chevrolet Caprice convertible (known as the Red Shark), or the hat that Harry S. Truman wore at his inauguration. Well, he gave fans a free show over the weekend in San Francisco while touring with his guitar collection, according to Forbes. Jim Irsay. Several Colts cheerleaders in white outfits and blue pompoms ushered the crowd out. There was some word salad about integrity and the people we are, so now time for an Irsay sampler: Jim Irsay Arrested. He has a collection of 175 historic guitars from the likes of John Lennon, Elvis Presley and Keith Richards, and has played on stage with Indiana native John Mellencamp. January 2012: Irsay fires Colts vice chairman Bill Polian and his son, Chris, after they preside over a 2-14 record, the team's worst record in two decades. Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts of the N.F.L., has spent $100 million buying one-of-a-kind sports, music and pop culture memorabilia. On Nov. 24, with the Colts on a 10-game losing streak, he wrote to @JimIrsay: "Don't feed your line of bulls---. Special reporting by Greg Amante, "Outside the Lines". Early on the afternoon of Friday, March 7, mourners began filtering into Conkle Funeral Home in Speedway, Indiana, to say goodbye to Kim. He says he was stunned because Kim had been seeing a therapist and because he and she hadn't done more than drink together. (USATSI) When Colts owner Jim Irsay was arrested earlier this month and charged . Colts owner Jim Irsay acknowledged Friday in an open letter that his franchise fell short of expectations this past season and said it's his responsibility to find solutions. After high school, he attended, and graduated from, Southern Methodist University in 1982 with a degree in broadcast journalism. Marshall calls it a "sabbatical" from their troubles. With slurred speech, she insisted that she had no idea she was going the wrong way. They soon began to meet up without the presence or pretense of Rhonda. His father, Robert. February 2012: Irsay is inducted into Junior Achievement of Central Indiana's Business Hall of Fame. 1998-99: Colts go 13-3 and win AFC East but lose to Tennessee Titans in the playoffs. In 2014, he was arrested for DWI and possession of prescription medications. I hope you choose to refrain from trying to hurt a truly good man and let my beautiful sister rest in peace.". Irsay badly wants to win, and win big. Damn Right, I've Got the Blues. Jim Irsay has reached an important point in his tenure as an NFL owner. [18][19], Irsay's daughter, Carlie, took over the day-to-day operations of the Colts while he was in rehab. However, Chris . READARTICLE, For matters related to TJIC Exhibitions/Tour, For all media inquiries related to TJIC, For all other (non-tour matters) related to TJIC. Federal drug agents who were bearing down on a prominent plastic surgeon discovered that Irsay had received a staggering 120 prescriptions over the course of a year. As of November 2021, Jim Irsay's networth at the age of 62 years old as the owner of the Indianapolis Colts is $3.5 . Jim Irsay is the CEO and owner of Indianapolis Colts and is one of the richest American businessmen with a net worth of approximately $4 billion as of 2022. Jim Irsay is the owner of the Indianapolis Colts and has run the day-to-day operations of the team since 1995. Ready for a fresh start, the two began shopping for a new home and decided on one in a luxury subdivision outside of Indianapolis among rolling hills, waterfalls and four-car garages. The Independent. Jim Irsay is a well-known and settled businessman; his current net worth is USD 3.5 million, per the Sources. Though Irsay talked during his performance about the darkness that grips people in the throes of anguish or addiction, Tuesday night in Chicago was a festive occasion in homage to excellence. "That's how I found out," he says. While other N.F.L. Sept. 8, 2002: An ESPN report rekindles speculation that the Colts will move to Los Angeles. After a pair of 12-4 seasons, the Manning-led Colts were now a Super Bowl favorite. He had to leave the service early, but promised to rejoin the group later at a hotel bar. They've had two straight one-and-done coaches, which speaks to the horrible choices the franchise has made. In his book, "Sidelined," Pagano recalled his job interview: "Mr. Irsay was very passionate about his team and very direct about what he expected in the near future. "Even in 2014, there's still this stigma.". In her first weeks there, she came across a classified ad from a divorced father of four who needed help with his kids. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay penned a letter to the fanbase Friday, vowing to fix the issues that the team faces entering the 2023 offseason. The billionaire had a habit of donating generously to local charities and businesses. Irsay said he sought professional help at a nationally recognized facility outside of Indiana. This FREE public event will include a performance by The Jim Irsay Band - feat. CHICAGO Jim Irsay puffed on an American Spirit cigarette onstage and belted out covers of Neil Young and the Rolling Stones and it was actually much cooler than it sounds. Thanks for contacting us. Irsay was also keeping an eye out for the Boda kids while Martin's children were now spending time with him. [17] This was highlighted when it was later revealed that Irsay's mistress, Kimberly Wundrum, had overdosed and died in a house that Irsay controversially purchased with money belonging to the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts have conducted . According to Cohen, once Kim and Jim had a chance to be alone, they discovered a shared world of 12-step promises and hopes. According to the Star, they ranged from scripts for painkillers Lorcet and Vicoprofen to Xanax and the anti-panic drug Klonopin. An eclectic reader, he spent $2.4 million to buy the original manuscript of Jack Kerouac's masterpiece, "On The Road," a manifesto of rootlessness that he keeps in his office at Lucas Oil Stadium in the heart of downtown Indy. Irsay joined Cheddar News to talk about why he's bringing artifacts from the Beatles to Jerry Garcia to light now." October 2002: Irsay and the city say they will begin negotiations to keep the team in Indianapolis. When he returned from his six-game NFL suspension on Oct. 10, Jim Irsay continued to entertain and entice Colts fans, sending out this nonsensical tweet as his first public statement: "What can I say? (His home is always guarded by a cop, notice the car at the guard shack) Homes - Celebrity - Sports - Football. [2] His father was from a Hungarian Jewish[3] family and his mother was the daughter of Polish Catholic immigrants. "I don't think she had any delusions about getting married to Jim," Chad Boda says. and. [He] also talked a lot about his family members and asked questions about mine.". Plenty of sports team owners are philanthropic, and some even live out their rock n roll fantasies. James Irsay (born June 13, 1959) is an American businessman, known for being the principal owner, chairman and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). May 20, 2014: Irsay joins former Colts star Jeff Saturday and others in Atlanta for a NFL owners' meeting where the 2018 Super Bowl bids are made. "[Kim] was always so nice that you had to listen to her," says Matt's younger brother, Chad Boda, who is a research assistant at a university. Jim Irsay, owner & CEO of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, is bringing items from The Jim Irsay Collection - a renowned assemblage of iconic artifacts from rock music, American history, and pop culture - home to Indianapolis for one night only, September 9, 7:30-10pm - on the field - at Lucas Oil Stadium. Guy a hometown favorite came on to a big ovation, as did Ann Wilson from Heart. He hasn't tweeted since. Jim Irsay: The 'fat kid with glasses' turned power lifter who squatted 725lbs as Colts GM. But it became harder for her to watch Jim sit in the owner's box as she sat in a separate luxury suite or in the stands. Jan. 13, 1998: Irsay and the city of Indianapolis agree on a renegotiated lease for the RCA Dome, providing the team at least $8 million a year in dome-generated revenues and assuring the city the franchise will stay at least 10 years. At the NFL fall meeting last week, Jim Irsay, who is not one of the more public-facing of the 32 NFL owners, stood in front of the media for 13 minutes at the Conrad Hotel in Manhattan. WATCHVIDEO, "Bloomberg caught up with Irsay in advance of the [concert and exhibit in New York]. April 2012: The Colts select Andrew Luck with the No. The event will be open to the public, and while tickets are free, advance registration will be required to attend. It's time to move on.' Many a man has tried to manage the opiates, you know, for millenniums, whether its Jerry Garcia or Tom Petty or Prince or Elvis, Irsay said. But he kept himself at arm's length. He looks after scrolls and literature. James Tarmy. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor, entered rehab and was suspended for six games and fined $500,000 by the NFL. He has extended generosities and helped countless people my sister included. (Jami Martin declined to comment through her attorney.). ", While Irsay's star was rising in NFL circles, his name again appeared in confidential police files. Quit blowing your money on woman and you would be ok Greg Martin (@martin_assoc) September 29, 2011. He even took joy in the little things he could do, like emptying a dishwasher or making morning coffee. Getty Images Last year's NFL investigation of Snyder resulted in a $10 million fine and a short-lived. Irsay gave us the emojis like he's heard the "poor interview" rumors . [28] On May 23, 2022, Irsay paid a record $4.6 million for the 1969 Fender Mustang played by Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in the music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit. Jan. 22, 2002: Colts hire Tony Dungy as head coach, just days after he was let go by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "I didn't know she was back," says the friend, Laura Cohen. It meant everything.". Mr. Irsay feared what most fans do, another .500 record, and the middle of the round draft pick that comes with it. "I'll never forget the look on his face when we walked in with the game ball," Irsay said. She worked at a gift shop in the Broad Ripple section of Indy, volunteered as a landscaper at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and, according to court filings, brought her debts under control by declaring bankruptcy. - Advertisement - Robert Irsay, the father of Jim Irsay, amassed an estimated wealth of over $150 million through prosperous heating and cooling businesses. He graduated from SMU in 1982 and went to work for the Colts. She nearly smashed into the cruisers before finally pulling onto the median. Jim would leave her at the luxurious home they shared to go to Colts charity events and pose with his wife, Meg, from whom he was legally separated. In an email a day earlier, she had said: "Everything I know about Jim is good. Jim is sui generis, a one-off with no duplicate, said Douglas Brinkley, who teaches history at Rice University and advises Irsay on his purchases. At the concert in Chicago this past August, Buddy Guy was one of the main attractions. But on Sunday, Marshall overslept and missed his appointment. The last few months have been bumpy ones for Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, but he's finally coming clean about his battle with addiction that led to a DUI arrest in March.. Irsay, 54, gave . The months following the 2011 season were pivotal for Irsay. Former Colts players, including the uber-popular Pat McAfee, speak very highly of him. in 2014, Paul G. Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft and owner of the Seattle Seahawks who died in 2018, performs as the frontman with his blues band, J.D. But this wasn't just a chance for Irsay to extend a thoughtful gesture to a bereaved family -- a family of Colts fans. ", In early 2006, Jim became even more invested in their relationship by buying Kim a condo on the outskirts of Indianapolis. "He never told her, 'I don't love you. Ukraine's interior minister among 18 killed in helicopter crash outside Kyiv. ", Although Kim's Indianapolis friends say she never did more than drink or smoke marijuana in high school, Matt Boda says, "Kim did heroin with my dad, like I did. "He just bought this condo and said, Here you go," Cohen recalls. 1972: Jim's father, Robert Irsay, buys the Los Angeles Rams for $16 million, then trades them for the Baltimore Colts and $3 million in cash. 1 over Robert Griffin III. For Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, it's been largely a success in his time as owner of the Colts. Jim had assumed day-to-day operations of the team. There was also sports memorabilia, such as a bat used by Jackie Robinson and the belt won by Muhammad Ali in his famous bout with George Foreman in Zaire, which Irsay recently bought at auction for $6 million (even though, as Irsay revealed to the media, the belt was not adorned with real gold). Minnesota's Twin Cities emerged the winner in a vote of owners, beating out Indianapolis and New Orleans. Specific piano movers that come recommended by Steinway. No such reboot is happening with the Colts. And regardless of your area of interest, there will be something there that will blow your mind." Irsay, too, has had battles with substance abuse. The Indianapolis public will get the chance to see all his memorabilia, free of charge. World Tour Over the weekend, he tagged along for a strong concert trip.FULL EPISODE:. I also hired a guy who worked at the Smithsonian Museum in Indianapolis. Furthermore, he is a businessman who gained a large net worth working with heating and AC companies over the past decades. 'I have JFK, his rocking chair, Jackie Robinson's bat that he hit a homerun World Series with, Muhammad Ali's shoes from the Thrilla in Manila against Joe Frazier,' Irsay said. But there continued to be troubling moments, like when Rob took Kim to a Pacers game and noticed she was having trouble staying awake. "I'm sorry," he said, shaking his head. The scroll became a writers Holy Grail., Collecting at this level is unpredictable, but Irsay seems to revel in the chase. While sloshing around one third of the way through the season with uninspired play and a huge lack of intensity on both sides of the ball for the most part. . Home Wrecker! Talk to Me Baby. Irsay has made political contributions to John Edwards and Harry Reid. [4][5] Jim's brother, Thomas Irsay, was born with a mental disability and died in 1999, and his sister, Roberta, died in a car accident in 1971. Irsay has never sold pieces in his collection, despite the explosion of the memorabilia market in recent years. The blue orchids were his way of saying goodbye to the woman he'd lived with off and on for nearly a decade. (Don't Go Back to) Rockville. KIMBERLY WUNDRUM'S friends passed by the lilacs and lilies and other flowers that she loved, but it was the blue orchids by her open casket, arranged in the shape of a horseshoe, that stopped some cold. He inherited the franchise from his father, a man who to this day is still reviled by a contingent of Baltimore diehards for moving the Colts out of town. And he continues to use his Twitter account to mourn the loss of beloved rock stars and football players and post videos of himself singing classic Bob Dylan songs in his raspy smokers voice. Irsays willingness to embrace his foibles make him something of an oddity in one of the countrys most exclusive clubs. Dec. 5, 1997: Jim and Nancy Irsay reach an agreement that gives Jim sole ownership of the Colts. As the years went on, however, and the couple took regular vacations across the U.S. and Europe, it became hard for Kim to ignore that Jim not only refused to make her a part of his public life but also distanced her from parts of his private life. What the show and the collection are about its an eclectic collection, but really its about spirituality and human beings being as great as they can, and changing the world with love and strength, Irsay told a collection of reporters in Chicago. It was on the stage at Madison Square Garden during John Lennons last live performance, a duet with John. Ownership is a big. November 2013: Meg Irsay files for divorce to end her 33-year marriage to Irsay. "That was the beginning of the end of the whole thing.". Even though Jim arranged for her to have a $6,000-a-month allowance and occasionally left her stacks of cash in empty fast-food bags, according to several of her friends, her eviction underscored everything she'd felt about being a second-class citizen. READARTICLE, "To call Irsays collection breathtaking would not do it justice. Even though Jim and Meg Irsay, who married in 1980, were legally separated for a decade, they didn't officially divorce until this January. While Irsay has collected items from across the spectrum of American history, there is a specific emphasis on the 20th century (We went from horse and buggies on the road to a man on the moon in 65 years, Irsay pointed out to The Post). Education Irsay went to high school at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois. Irsay was on stage singing for the open and conclusion of the show, but stepped aside for a lengthy portion during the middle. The more they spoke, the more they realized they wanted the same future. Irsay's father, Robert Irsay, built a fortune estimated to be over $150 million through successful heating and air-conditioning companies. But an in-depth look at their life together reveals the story that was completely overshadowed by the mug shot that went viral. Indianapolis Colts Owner Jim Irsay's Estate in Carmel, IN. The next day, he tweeted to @JimIrsay: "Did you wreck their home too?" To call Irsays collection breathtaking would not do it justice. "Did you have a good time last night, hmwrcker." He fell backward when asked to touch the tip of a pen and couldn't stay balanced on one foot. Art shippers that do nothing but that. Home wrecker by jim irsay Greg Martin (@martin_assoc) September 29, 2011. At 37, he is the youngest owner in the NFL. Like his wife, he went to high school with Kim, and he considers himself a big brother to her. She called it an engagement ring. So he paid for Kim to go to a treatment center in Malibu, and she seemed healthier when she returned. As the story goes, a man caught in a flood continuously refuses help from others, insisting that God will save him. CHICAGO Jim Irsay puffed on an American Spirit cigarette onstage and belted out covers of Neil Young and the Rolling Stones and it was actually much cooler than it sounds. It changed and saved hundreds of millions of lives, Irsay said. 994. Whoever is hired will be the team's fourth coach in four seasons. Asked by The Post about the one item from the collection he would save in the event of a catastrophic fire, Irsay had a surprising answer: the manuscript to the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous, written by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob in the 1930s, which would evolve into the 12-step program. and the Straight Shot. Five days after the end of a tumultuous 4-12-1 season that altered the franchise's direction, Irsay reached out to the fan base Friday by releasing a letter to Colts fans apologizing for an ugly. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. A few weeks earlier, Irsay called for a scandal-plagued owner to be removed despite his own very public troubles. ", Initially, the cops charged Irsay with four felony counts of possessing controlled substances and a misdemeanor count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. In reporting on his arrest, local media tied Irsay to Wundrum in only the most perfunctory way, noting that she lived in residences he'd bought through a trust but portraying her as little more than a friend. Joshua Mellin. Sunday, Denver fired coach Vic Fangio. Jim Irsay has some pipes on him. Just a few years into the marriage, Boda pleaded guilty to helping a client hide drug profits from the IRS. May 23, 2022 8:59 am ET Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay already has an impressive collection of music memorabilia, and it just got stronger this weekend. and the Straight Shot, original, handwritten script for the movie, Rocky,. He fought drug addiction and drew a six-game suspension after pleading guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated in September 2014. In NFL circles, Jim Irsay is defined by his ownership of the Indianapolis Colts. According to public documents first discovered by The Indianapolis Star, this property would eventually become part of the "2009 Blue Trust," an entity controlled by Irsay, and would be transferred to her name at no cost. Colts owner Jim Irsay's relapse extends further back than the March 2014 mug shot that shocked the NFL; it impacted three families, and involved his longtime girlfriend, who would die from a drug . Jim's Secret Life. Kim, who had a casual boyfriend, didn't entirely know how to react to the attention, especially when Jim began buying her gifts. Among those who responded was Jami Martin, a married mother of three from Martinsville, Indiana, a town about 30 miles southwest of Indianapolis. Irsays interests range across American and film history as well. And he could be scary when he wanted to be. [27] On June 20, 2019, Irsay paid a record $3.975 million for a guitar, known as The Black Strat, formerly owned by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. Ukraine's interior minister among 18 dead after helicopter crash near Kyiv. INDIANAPOLIS -- Before he was the Indianapolis Colts owner worth $3.4 billion, before he was the NFL's . January 2009: Dungy retires after the 2008 season. [9][10][11][12][13], Irsay married Meg Coyle in 1980, and the couple have three daughters, Carlie, Casey and Kalen. He predicted that future historians will look back on the century and pinpoint it as an outlier era of technological advancement. No things are nothing things.". Listed for sale separately by Irsay are 28 acres at 3933 Willow Brook Lane in Zionsville. In an email on Oct. 15, she refused to discuss details, only to characterize information given to the Magazine from multiple sources as "inaccurate." 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