Mr. Irsay became a nemesis of then-city mayor William Donald Schaefer. When he later became Maryland’s governor, he converted the outrage into the political will to build Camden Yards. Irsay acquired the club in 1972, a year after they won Super Bowl V when he traded his rights to the LA Rams to former Colts owner Carroll Rosenbloom.

The Colts had a new stadium in place in the RCA Dome, called initially the Hoosier Dome, which they called home for 24 seasons in Indianapolis before Lucas Oil Stadium was built. Since in Indy, the Colts have made 2 Super Bowl appearances and even won Super Bowl XLI with Tony Dungy as coach and Peyton Manning under center.