Colts Owners Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson on Tuesday made their first public remarks since their father, late Colts Owner and CEO Jim Irsay, died peacefully in his sleep on May 21.
In a press conference at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center, Irsay-Gordon, Foyt and Jackson presented themselves to Colts fans as an aligned trio of owners, all who bring different strengths to the club. Most importantly, though, are two things: First, they will carry out their father’s wish of keeping the Colts in the family; second, they will continue Irsay’s legacy as a steward of the franchise in Indianapolis.
“To say that we love our dad and miss him terribly would be an understatement,” Irsay-Gordon said. “We are so proud to continue our dad’s legacy, beginning with carrying out his foremost wish, to keep the Colts in our family.
“We want our fans to know that we’ve spent decades in our family business learning every aspect of our organization under our dad’s leadership. It was sometimes trial by fire, and I’m forever grateful for the invaluable experience that I’ve gained. It has prepared me and my sisters for moments like today.”
“We are going to take that seriously as a family, and we know we’re going to try to live on his legacy in the best way that he has taught us, and what the Horseshoe represents is going to continue to be kind of what he taught from the very beginning,” Foyt said. “So, we’re grieving the death of our father, but as we process this transition, we feel energized and we want to continue his legacy in bringing home another Super Bowl for the city of Indianapolis.”
“As my dad always said, he hated that word (owner),” Jackson said. “He loved the word steward, because that’s really what we’re doing. I think we all want to make sure that everyone knows that that is probably one of the biggest things we got from our dad, is that realization that this is an extremely amazing opportunity that we have…
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