Jim Irsay's Indiana mansion sells for $11.75m just four months after late Colts owner's death

The Indiana mansion belonging to late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has been sold for a whopping $11.75 million four months after passing away in his sleep in Beverly Hills at age 65.

TMZ was first to report the selling price for the Carmel, Indiana property. A buyer has not been identified. 

The 24,000-square-foot estate sits along Crooked Stick Golf Club, a members-only establishment which hosted the 1991 PGA Championship.

But there is more than enough to occupy oneself athletically on the 9.4-acre property. Not only does it have a Par 3 golf hole, but an indoor pool pavilion, full-sized basketball court

'Subtle touches throughout reflect Irsay's pride in the Colts organization and his vision of home as a place of both inspiration and retreat,' read a statement listing agent Steve Decatur released when the house went on the market in July. 

'Rarely does a property of this scale, provenance, and privacy become available — a true legacy estate in the heart of the Midwest.'

Boasting six bedrooms, a dozen bathrooms, a full nanny's quarters, home theater, Zen garden and speakeasy, the mansion was 'designed for both serenity and grandeur,' according to the listing.

'This world-class estate is one of Central Indiana's most iconic and private residential offerings.'

There are even two stand-alone guest homes, one of which is actually a 2,700-square foot cabin.

Irsay died from a cardiac arrest back in May. 

Over the years, the billionaire had been open about his  addiction problems, admitting to going to rehab on multiple occasions for an alcoholism and painkiller addiction. 

Despite often speaking proudly of his battles to overcome his troubles, a bombshell report from The Washington Post claimed Irsay suffered a severe relapse in the two years before his death. 

Irsay was reportedly prescribed opioids and ketamine in concerning amounts by an addiction specialist doctor and suffered multiple overdoses. 

The Daily Mail is choosing to keep the identity of the doctor anonymous. The specialist did not respond to a request for comment. 

The franchise is now controlled by Irsay's surviving daughters. CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon has assumed day-to-day responsibility of team operations, while her sisters Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson serve as executive vice president and chief brand officer, respectively.

But it's Irsay-Gordon's impact that has intrigued both fans and players alike after seeing her scribbling away on her notepad along the sidelines in the preseason as well as Weeks 1 and 2. As many fans were quick to notice, Irsay-Gordon was wearing a headset, allowing her to listen in on discussions between team coaches up in the booth and down on the sideline. 

'Carlie Irsay-Gordon is going to micromanage her franchise to their disintegration,' one fan wrote on X, where many others questioned Irsay-Gordon's level of involvement.

But not everyone is taking a dim view of Irsay-Gordon's hands-on approach.

Yes, it's true her father famously allowed his football operations staff do its job without his meddling. Jim even stepped away from the team in 2014 to attend drug rehab, leaving the reins in Irsay-Gordon's hands.

But Irsay-Gordon has rejected the style a decade later, which Colts safety Cam Bynum appreciates.

'This is the most involved I've seen [an owner],' Bynum said to Kay Adams on the Up & Adams show.

'And obviously, I've only been in the NFL [for] going on my fifth year, so I don't have too much experience. She's just so involved in everything.

'During OTAs, she was sitting in the defensive meeting with a notebook, [the] same notebook that we're writing in, writing the installs, asking me, 'What's the coverage on this play?'

And this isn't a new development. Even before her father passed away at 65 in May, Irsay-Gordon was doing her part to learn about football operations by listening in to the chatter between assistant coaches up in the booth and their colleagues on the sideline.

In fact, she's been monitoring the team's football operations staff dating back as far as 2012, when Chuck Pagano was hired to coach in Indianapolis.

'I need to be able to say: 'Is this person full of BS?'' she told Colts.com earlier this year . 'Do they even know what they're talking about?

'And I think one of the things that being on the headset has really helped me learn is to the question earlier, it's such a complex organism of football team and how it operates.

'So much of it comes down to just how we operate and how things work and the headsets – I would suggest it for anyone else that has to pay coaches and GMs millions and millions of dollars. It helps you make a less expensive mistake potentially.'

Adams particularly liked the image of the 44-year-old Irsay-Gordon rocking a headset.

'She looks badass, firstly,' Adams said.

Bynum agreed: 'I know, with the headset on, that's fire. That's hard.'

Irsay-Gordon's headset doesn't appear to have a microphone, so it's not as though she's calling plays or making suggestions during games.

Instead, it looks as though she's simply monitoring team procedures, which many fans seemed to appreciate.

'Love this!' one fan wrote on X. 'Multiple billion dollar franchise and she is holding everyone accountable. It's a select few in the world that can coach, manage and run an NFL organization and it's her money her choice to hold them to a high standard.'

Many were quick to point out that the Colts are now 2-0 despite entering the season with questions surrounding quarterback and first-round pick Anthony Richardson, who ultimately lost his starting job to free-agent acquisition Daniel Jones.

'Colts have been on fire, what she's doing shows she cares and that makes it way down to the coaching which makes its way down to the players,' one fan wrote. 'Calling it micromanaging is only because she's a woman let's be real.'