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Jim Irsay's Final Tweet Was for Indianapolis

Stephen Douglas

Colts owner Jim Irsay.
Colts owner Jim Irsay. / Robert Scheer/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK
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Longtime Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay passed away on Wednesday. For all the things that Irsay was known for during his life, one of them was being a true poster. Irsay had an X (formerly Twitter) account with over 500,000 followers and he stayed active online until the very end.

His final tweet was posted just before noon the day he died as he said "Go PACERS," and wished the organization and most importantly, "our city" good luck ahead of their Eastern Conference finals matchup against the New York Knicks.

The feeling was obviously mutal. The Pacers posted a statement from team owner Herb Simon after hearing the news. The post called Irsay a "dear friend" who helped shape Indianapolis into "the sports capital it is today."

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Stephen Douglas is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in media since 2008 and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Douglas spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and previously wrote for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.

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