And, once Jim Irsay inherited the franchise following the passing of his father, Bob, the Colts made their move toward the top of the NFL. Appearing this week on ESPN's NFL Live, Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning explained how Irsay made Indy a football town.

Jim Irsay, the man who led the Colts out of irrelevancy and made Indianapolis into a football city, died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 65 on Wednesday afternoon, according to an announcement from the team.

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