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Late owner and CEO Jim Irsay will be inducted into the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor before the team’s home opener against the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium, the team announced Friday.
Irsay, who died May 21 at age 65, will become the 20th honoree inducted into the ring.
The Colts said they were developing additional opportunities for fans to remember Irsay’s legacy in the weeks leading into the home opener and would share more information this summer. The Colts made the announcement about the induction on what would have been Irsay’s 66th birthday.
“There was no bigger advocate for the Colts, the NFL, the city of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana than our dad, Jim Irsay,” Colts Owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon said in written remarks. “It’s only fitting that he now joins the other amazing Colts legends in our Ring of Honor who contributed so much to our franchise and our community over the past four decades.”
Irsay led the Colts as owner for nearly 30 years, a period during which the team earned 10 division championships, two AFC championships and the club’s fourth world championship with a victory in Super Bowl XLI. His daughters, Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson, have taken over leadership of the club.
Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor inductees
- Owner Robert Irsay (1996)
- Wide receiver Bill Brooks (1998)
- Head Coach Ted Marchibroda (2000)
- Guard/tackle Chris Hinton (2001)
- Quarterback Jim Harbaugh (2005)
- “Colts Nation” (2007)
- Head Coach Tony Dungy (2010)
- Wide receiver Marvin Harrison (2011)
- Running back Edgerrin James (2012)
- Running back Eric Dickerson (2013)
- Running back Marshall Faulk (2013)
- Center Jeff Saturday (2015)
- General Manager Bill Polian (2016)
- Quarterback Peyton Manning (2017)
- Wide receiver Reggie Wayne (2018)
- Defensive end Dwight Freeney (2019)
- Defensive end Robert Mathis (2021)
- Tackle/guard Tarik Glenn (2022)
- Tight end Dallas Clark (2024).
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As well he should be.