As I look back at Jim Irsay's life and my brief time in it, I'm still glued to that seat in his back-corner West 56th Street office looking at a guitar once owned by Kurt Cobain and realizing that it,

Through his love for football, classic rock and, most of all, Indianapolis, Irsay left an indelible impression and turned the Hoosier State into a football hotbed.

Much can and will be said about the late Jim Irsay, who died on Wednesday at 65. As it relates to one of the most important things any NFL owner can do, he let his football people do their jobs. During a Thursday visit to PFT Live,

Jim Irsay, longtime owner of the Indianapolis Colts, died at the age of 65 on Wednesday. Several NFL legends, including former Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, have already offered public condolences.

The NFL C-suite just got a lot less interesting. Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, died Wednesday. A statement from the team said he “passed away peacefully in his sleep,” but that doesn’t feel quite right.