The Indianapolis Colts will induct former proprietor Jim Irsay of their Ring of Honor in the course of the crew’s season opener on Sept. 7.
The Colts introduced Irsay’s deliberate induction Friday, the day he would have turned 66. Irsay died Could 21.
“There was no greater advocate for the Colts, the NFL, the town of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana than our dad, Jim Irsay,” Irsay’s daughters and new crew house owners Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson mentioned in an announcement. “It is solely becoming that he now joins the opposite superb Colts legends in our Ring of Honor who contributed a lot to our franchise and our group over the previous 4 a long time.”
Irsay would be the twentieth member of the Colts’ Ring of Honor. He joins his father, Robert, who was the inaugural honoree in 1996.
The Colts are internet hosting the Miami Dolphins for Week 1.
Irsay had owned the Colts since his father’s demise in 1997, taking up the crew on the age of 37 because the NFL’s youngest proprietor on the time. Throughout his possession, the Colts received Tremendous Bowl XLI within the 2006 season and in addition claimed 10 division titles and two AFC championships.