Jim Irsay

January 4, 2024
Business Executive

Quick Facts

Jim Irsay
Full Name Jim Irsay
Occupation Business Executive
Date Of Birth Jun 13, 1959(1959-06-13)
Age 65
Birthplace Lincolnwood
Country United States
Birth City Illinois
Horoscope Gemini

Jim Irsay Biography

Name Jim Irsay
Birthday Jun 13
Birth Year 1959
Place Of Birth Lincolnwood
Home Town Illinois
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Gemini
Parents Robert Irsay, Harriet Irsay
Spouse Meg Coyle (m. 1980–2014)
Children(s) Carlie Irsay, Kalen Irsay, Casey Irsay

Jim Irsay is one of the most popular and richest Business Executive who was born on June 13, 1959 in Lincolnwood, Illinois, United States. Owner and CEO of the NFL Indianapolis Colts.

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Irsay was 12 years old when his father, Robert Irsay, purchased the Baltimore Colts. After graduating from SMU in 1982 he joined the Colts’ professional staff. He was named Vice President and General Manager in 1984, one month after the Colts relocated from Baltimore, to Indianapolis. After his father suffered a stroke in 1995, Jim assumed day-to-day management with the role of Senior Executive Vice President, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer in April 1996. 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.

Irsay was born in Lincolnwood, Illinois, the son of Harriet (née Pogorzelski) and Chicago businessman Robert Irsay. His father was from a Hungarian Jewish family and his mother was the daughter of Polish Catholic immigrants. Irsay was raised Catholic, and did not know about his father’s Jewish heritage until he was fourteen. Jim’s brother, Thomas, was born with a mental disability and died in 1999, and his sister, Roberta, died in a car accident in 1971. Irsay attended high school at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois a suburb just north of Chicago and at Mercersburg Academy ’78, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. After high school, he attended, and graduated from, Southern Methodist University in 1982 with a degree in broadcast journalism. Irsay played linebacker for the SMU Mustangs football team as a walk-on, but an ankle injury ended his playing career.

Three daughters were born to him and his wife Meg Coyle whom he married in the year 1980.

Jim Irsay Net Worth

Net Worth $2.1 Billion
Source Of Income Business Executive
House Living in own house.

Jim Irsay is one of the richest Business Executive from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jim Irsay 's net worth $2.1 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a journalist at Southern Methodist University, graduating in 1982.

He bought the first version from He purchased the original manuscript of Jack Kerouac‘s On The Road in 2001.’s On The Road in 2001.

James Irsay (born June 13, 1959) is an American businessman. He is the owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jim Irsay Dating?

According to our records, Jim Irsay married to Meg Coyle (m. 1980–2014). As of December 1, 2023, Jim Irsay’s is not dating anyone.

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Outside of football, Irsay has made significant investments in music and memorabilia. In 2001 Irsay purchased the original manuscript of On the Road, or “the scroll”: a continuous, one hundred twenty-foot scroll of tracing paper sheets that Jack Kerouac cut to size and taped together, for $2.43 million. And on May 5, 2018, he purchased an original printing of the 1939 book Alcoholics Anonymous with notes handwritten by the author Bill Wilson, cofounder of AA, for $2.4 million at auction.

Facts & Trivia

Jim Ranked on the list of most popular Business Executive. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jim Irsay celebrates birthday on June 13 of every year.

Did Jim Irsay play football?

Irsay played football at Southern Methodist University , where he studied broadcast journalism, before joining the Colts’ front office.

What is in the Jim Irsay Collection?

Outside of music, the collection includes signed Presidential artifacts, important original documents from American history like an original ‘Wanted’ poster for John Wilkes Booth, Jackie Robinson’s bat, Paul McCartney’s original “Hey Jude” handwritten studio lyrics and other historical relics.

Is Jim Irsay a billionaire?

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 billion. That networth ranks Irsay at #333 on the Forbes 400 list of 2021 and at #1008 2021 Billionaires list.

How did Bob Irsay make his money?

In 1942 he joined the United States Marine Corps. In 1946 he was hired by his father’s heating and ventilation business. In 1951 Irsay founded his own business, the Robert Irsay Co., and sold the business to Zurn Industries about a year before purchasing the Colts in 1972.

Who's the youngest NFL owner?

What is this? Kim Pegula is the youngest NFL owner at the moment as she is only 52 years and 11 months old. She is the owner of the Buffalo Bills, together with her husband, Terry Pegula, who is currently 71 years old.

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