Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was found 'unresponsive' inside home in December

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was found unresponsive and struggling to breathe last December, according to FOX59.

Emergency responders went to Irsay's home in Carmel around 4:30 a.m. Dec. 8. The police reported was logged as a suspected overdose.

Police were called to "assist fire with a male that was unresponsive, breathing, but turning blue." Irsay had fallen in the bathroom and was then moved to a bed, where he remained unresponsive, according to FOX59.

Naloxone, also known as Narcan, was administered to Irsay before medics arrived. Police reported Irsay had been prescribed a number of medications.

Earlier this month, it was announced Irsay was being treated for a severe respiratory illness.

The 64-year-old Irsay began running the Colts' day-to-day operations in 1995 after his father, Robert, suffered a stroke. When his father died in 1997, he won a legal battle with his stepmother to keep the franchise.

Irsay has been a fixture around team headquarters since his father bought the Los Angeles Rams and swapped franchises with the late Carroll Rosenbloom to acquire the Colts, starting his career as a ballboy when Hall of Fame quarterback John Unitas was still playing in Baltimore.

Following the Colts’ move from Baltimore to Indy in 1984, Irsay became the league’s youngest general manager at age 25.

The Colts have won one Super Bowl and two AFC titles during Irsay's tenure.