When Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning parted with the Indianapolis Colts in 2013, he left behind a much different city than he found upon his arrival in 1998. And even though the success of the former Colts great had much to do with reshaping the city into a sports hub and a town obsessed with football,

Jim Irsay, the man who led the Colts out of irrelevancy and made Indianapolis into a football city, died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 65 on Wednesday afternoon, according to an announcement from the team.

The Indianapolis Colts and NFL community showed an outpouring of support in the wake of Colts owner Jim Irsay’s death Wednesday. In a statement, the Colts said Irsay died peacefully in his sleep. He was 65 years old.