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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_IrsayRobert Irsay - Wikipedia

    Robert Irsay (March 5, 1923 – January 14, 1997) was an American professional football team owner. He owned the National Football League (NFL)'s Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts franchise from 1972 until his death in 1997.

  2. www.nytimes.com › athletic › 2532338/2021/05Sins of the father: What Jim Irsay learned watching his dad...

    May 27, 2021 · Robert Irsay fell victim to his own worst impulses. His son built the Colts into one of the NFL's most consistent winners.

  3. www.baltimoresun.com › 1997/01/15 › robert-irsay-colts-ownerRobert Irsay, Colts owner, dies at 73 Controversial figure broke...

    Jan 15, 1997 · Robert Irsay, the blustery, Chicago construction magnate who became Baltimore’s most reviled sports figure when he moved his National Football League Colts to Indianapolis, died yesterday. He was...

  4. www.nytimes.com › 1997/01/15 › sportsRobert Irsay, 73, Executive In Shift of N.F.L. Colts, Dies

    Jan 15, 1997 · Robert Irsay, the owner of the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts and the man who moved the team out of Baltimore under the cover of darkness in 1984, died...

  5. indyencyclopedia.org › robert-irsayRobert Irsay - Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

    Robert Irsay. Indianapolis Colts owner. (Mar. 5, 1923-Jan. 14, 1997). Born in Chicago, Robert (Bob) Irsay attended the University of Illinois before he joined his father’s heating and ventilation business in 1946. Irsay left his father’s company to start a sheet-metal business, which grew to become the biggest company of its kind in Chicago.

  6. www.chicagotribune.com › 1997/01/15 › irsay-who-moved-colts-inIRSAY, WHO MOVED COLTS IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT, DEAD

    Jan 15, 1997 · Robert Irsay, an NFL pioneer in franchise free agency, died Tuesday in Indianapolis nearly 14 months after suffering a stroke that incapacitated him. He was 73.

  7. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1997/01/15-sp-18913-storyColt Owner Robert Irsay Dies at 73 - Los Angeles Times

    Jan 15, 1997 · Robert Irsay, who in 1984 sneaked the Colts out of Baltimore in the middle of the night to Indianapolis, died today, more than a year after suffering a stroke. He was 73.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Baltimore_Colts_relocation_toBaltimore Colts relocation to Indianapolis - Wikipedia

    The Baltimore Colts relocation to Indianapolis was a successful effort by the then-owner of the Baltimore Colts (Robert Irsay) to relocate the American football team from Baltimore, Maryland, to Indianapolis, Indiana, after the 1983 National Football League (NFL) season.

  9. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › baltimore-colts-moveBaltimore Colts move to Indianapolis | March 28, 1984 | HISTORY

    Nov 16, 2009 · On March 28, 1984, Bob Irsay (1923-1997), owner of the once-mighty Baltimore Colts, moves the team to Indianapolis. Without any sort of public announcement, Irsay hired movers to pack up the...

  10. www.latimes.com › sports › storyThis day in sports: Robert Irsay moves Colts to Indianapolis -...

    Mar 29, 2020 · In the early hours of a snowy and cold morning on this date in 1984, owner Robert Irsay and the Baltimore Colts sneaked out of town and headed to Indianapolis, leaving fans shocked and devastated...