India, May 22 -- Legendary NFL owner Jim Irsay died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday at the age of 65, his team, the Indianapolis Colts, announced.

Irsay's longtime right-hand man and chief operating officer of the Indianapolis Colts, Pete Ward, made the official announcement from the team.

In his last post on X, Irsay had on Wednesday, May 21, cheered for the Pacers. He said, "Go PACERS. Good luck to Herb, the entire @Pacers organization, and our city!"

The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. They compete in the National Basketball Association as part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team's head coach is Rick Carlisle, while the trainer post is held by Josh Corbeil.

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