After Colts Owner and CEO Jim Irsay died on May 21, several former Baltimore Colts players reached out to offer their tributes to a man they knew as "Jimmy," a teenager-turned-20something who held several roles with the team in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Colts, of course, packed up and moved to Indianapolis on March 28, 1984. But most folks associated with the team during its Baltimore days have fond memories of Irsay, several of which were chronicled in " The Move ," the four-part narrative podcast series released in 2024 telling the story of the Colts' relocation from Baltimore to Indianapolis.

Here are the tributes to Irsay from 11 former Baltimore Colts players:

RAYMOND CHESTER (TE, 1973-1977): I've known Jimmy since he was a teen, and I interacted with him through the years. I hav

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