Jim Irsay’s daughters are set to take over the Indianapolis Colts after the team announced the owner and CEO has died at 65 on May 21, 2025.
Irsay is survived by his three daughters, Carlie, Casey and Kalen, who are also owners of the team and are expected to inherit the franchise. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren.
Irsay and his ex-wife, Meg Coyle, were married until 2014 and had three children. Irsay’s daughters have been co-owners of the Colts for several years. Carlie Irsay-Gordon began representing the team as an owner in 2004, while her sisters became owners and vice presidents of the team in 2012.
The Colts have been in the Irsay family since 1972, when Jim Irsay’s father, Robert Irsay, bought the Baltimore Colts and later moved them to Indianapolis in 1984. Jim Irsay became owner in 2007 after his father’s death.
1. Jim Irsay’s Eldest Daughter, Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Worked in the Colts Ticket Office & Marketing Before Becoming a Co-Owner
JC Olivera/GettyJim Irsay’s eldest daughter, Carlie Irsay-Gordon.
Carlie Irsay-Gordon was born in 1981.
“Raised in and around the organization, Irsay-Gordon interned with the Colts football operations and marketing departments while pursuing her undergraduate degree in religious studies from Skidmore College. She is involved in all aspects of the organization, with an emphasis on football operations and the team’s digital, social media, content and production operations,” her bio on the Colts website says.
She and her husband, Zach Gordon, have three children.
2. Irsay’s Daughter Casey Foyt Worked for the NFL in London Before Joining the Colts Ownership
Joe Robbins/Getty Jim Irsay’s daughter, Casey Foyt.
Casey Foyt attended Indiana University and graduated with a sports marketing degree, according to the Colts website.
“Foyt worked for the NFL in London, England planning the first regular season NFL game played outside North America, as well as special events associated with the game. The contest was played in October 2007, featuring the New York Giants and Miami Dolphins playing in Wembley Stadium,” the Colts website says. “Foyt joined the Colts in 2007 and focuses her energy on marketing and community relations. She helped revitalize the Indianapolis Colts Women’s Organization and planned the group’s first major fundraiser in 2007.”
Foyt is married to A.J. Foyt IV, a Colts scouting assistant, who is a former race car drive in the IndyCar series and the grandson of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt. Casey and A.J. Foyt have five children.
3. Irsay’s Youngest Daughter, Kalen Jackson Has Led Her Family’s Mental Heath Awareness Efforts
y Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Project Healthy MindsJim Irsay’s daughter Kalen Jackson.
Kalen Jackson graduated from Indiana University with sports management and marketing degrees.
According to the Colts website, “Like her sisters, Jackson grew up with the Colts organization as a significant part of her life since birth. She is involved in various functions of the organization, including coordinating the Irsay family’s community and philanthropic efforts.”
“Jackson currently leads Kicking the Stigma, the family’s initiative to raise awareness about mental health disorders and remove the stigma often associated with these illnesses. She serves on the national board of Project Healthy Minds and locally on the board of the United Way of Central Indiana,” the Colts website says.
She and her husband, Boyd Jackson, have two daughters.
4. Carlie Irsay-Gordon Is Expected to Take the Reins From Her Father
Carlie Irsay-Gordon has been involved in the Colts front office longer than her other sisters, and is expected to take the reins from her father leading the franchise, according to the Indianapolis Star.
“Irsay-Gordon has long worked closely with general managers Ryan Grigson and Chris Ballard, along with other members of the front office — in a video with former Indianapolis backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, Irsay-Gordon credited former Colts pro scouting coordinator Andrew Berry with helping her learn the game — and she’s worked closely with the coaching staff as well, carefully taking notes at practices and wearing a headset on the sidelines on game days to hear the coaching staff’s play calls,” the Star wrote.
Ballard told the newspaper, “She will ask 500 questions about why, and a lot of times, it’ll halfway piss me off, but I’ll go and I’ll think, and I’m thinking, ‘Freak, she’s right.’ She asks the question from a different perspective and makes you think about why you do what you’re doing.”
5. Kalen Jackson Said Football Has Helped Her & Her Family Serve Others
Kalen Jackson told WRTV in 2024, “I can’t recall (when I fell in love with the game) because it was that ingrained in us but what I remember most is developing my passion and love for the team and for football when I saw what it brings to community. My passion is being of service to others, and that doesn’t only mean within nonprofit work.
She added, “It also means seeing the memories and the moments that we’re able to create with our fans and create with family. Then knowing that people’s lives are positively impacted by what our players do on the field and obviously off the field.”
Jackson told the news station about Kicking the Stigma, “I think that’s where maybe the success of the initiative truly comes from is the fact that we’re speaking from lived experience,” Jackson said. “We know what it feels like. We know the lonely feeling or the feeling of potential judgment or fear of saying anything at all or speaking openly about what you’re going through. … And I think because of that, we’re able to have such genuine, open conversations about it with people.”
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