Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has died at age 65, the team announced Wednesday. He passed "peacefully in his sleep" with no cause of death stated. Irsay became Colts owner, c

Irsay started with the Colts as a teenage ball boy and took ownership after his father's death in 1997. The team won a Super Bowl and two AFC championships under his nearly three-decade tenure.

Jim Irsay, the longtime owner of the Colts, died at the age of 65. In a statement, the team said that he had passed away peacefully in his sleep in the afternoon, but no cause of death was given. Irsay’s death came as a shock to football fans and was heartbreaking to Indianapolis sports fans upon the announcement.