Jim Irsay was born in Lincolnwood, Illinois, on June 13, 1959. Robert Irsay and Harriet Irsay are his parents. His father, apart from being the proprietor of an American professional football team, also operated as a businessman.
Until he died in 1997, he was the owner of the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. In 1999, he lost both his sister Roberta, who was killed in a car accident in 1971 and his sibling Thomas, who was born with a mental illness.
Jim Irsay fulfilled the requirements for his high school diploma at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois. After graduating from high school, he pursued his education at Southern Methodist University, graduating with a degree in broadcast media in 1982.
Jim Irsay was a walk-on for the SMU Mustangs football team; however, an ankle injury prematurely ended his playing career. Although Polish and Hungarian-Jewish, he holds U.S. citizenship.
