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Irsay's memorabilia sold for 93 million at auction

Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:54 pm
Posted by real turf fan
East Tennessee
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Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:54 pm
World records were set (most expensive guitar, most expensive horse racing thing a saddle worn by Secretariat, and on and on) exceeding the Christie's pre auction estimate of forty million.
If you are like me and thought he was throwing money around recently buying things for which there was limited interest. Well. If the folks interesting in acquiring such stuff are billionaires, so be it. It not a game any of us are playing.

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Posted by OweO
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Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:57 pm to
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Muhammad Ali's fight robe from Ali vs. Liston II -- his first public appearance after changing his name from Cassius Clay -- sold for $444,500


Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 3/14/26 at 9:09 pm to
Irsay bought Gilmore’s black Stratocaster in 2019 for $4M. He bought Jerry Garcia’s Tiger guitar in 2002 for $960,000. $5M investment on 2 guitars sold for $25M. Irsay had 44 lots listed at Christie’s and I’m guessing his investment on those lots was around $22M ~ $27M.

For someone who was worth $5 billion prior to his death, Irsay’s memorabilia purchases were basically FU money.
Posted by Athis
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Posted on 3/14/26 at 9:26 pm to
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Secretariat ’s saddle from the horse’s Triple Crown win in 1973 (the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes) from the collection of the winning jockey, Ron Turcotte. Estimated value: $1.5 million to $2 million.
Posted by real turf fan
East Tennessee
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Posted on 3/14/26 at 9:48 pm to


And some more pictures and prices

Beginning of the Sports Illustrated coverage
Posted by hometownhero89
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 4:51 am to
His kids suck. They should’ve just put all this in a museum instead of selling it to the wealthy. Should’ve been preserved, in a museum named after Irsay.

I respect irsay more seeing that he just collected cultural history.
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 4:58 am to
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His kids suck. They should’ve just put all this in a museum instead of selling it to the wealthy. Should’ve been preserved, in a museum named after Irsay.


I don’t think they want anything to do with their father’s legacy.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Member since May 2013
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:02 am to
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They should’ve just put all this in a museum instead of selling it to the wealthy.
So build a $15 million museum to put $90 million worth of stuff in that people will not pay enough in admission to cash flow the museum every year to “honor” a mediocre oligarch*? Pass.

*who was probably not the best father of his daughters

Naw, cash out, split the proceeds fairly and be done with that part of his mediocre legacy.

The siblings still have to deal with each other personally and with the family business aspects (the Colts and whatever else he had).

Them getting rid of all this shite is, in the words of Forrest, “one less thing”.
This post was edited on 3/15/26 at 7:09 am
Posted by Fanatics
Member since Nov 2025
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:27 am to
you can loan items to a museum but i otherwise agree, cash out
Posted by Sun God
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 10:18 am to
That family has a truly interesting history of being total pieces of shite
Posted by Lou Loomis
A pond. Ponds good for you.
Member since Mar 2025
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 11:50 am to
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I don’t think they want anything to do with their father’s legacy.


They sure didn’t mind taking the colts.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
25655 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 1:03 pm to
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in a museum named after Irsay.


Very few people would give enough of a shite about Jim Irsay to pay an admission fee to go see his collection of random memorabilia to make it a financially viable museum operation.

The only plausible way that stuff was ever going to be displayed to the public in a museum-like setting is if his kids donated it to existing sports museums or halls of fame.

Posted by Dr Jekyll
Member since Mar 2026
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 1:20 pm to
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real turf fan

Are you the 'real turf fan' that was being paged in the other forum?

HERE
Posted by beaux duke
Member since Oct 2023
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 1:22 pm to
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His kids suck. They should’ve just put all this in a museum instead of selling it to the wealthy. Should’ve been preserved, in a museum named after Irsay.

derek trucks played jerry garcia's tiger guitar the very next night. i'll take that over looking at it behind glass in a museum any time
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
35642 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 3:59 pm to
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They sure didn’t mind taking the colts.



The way that they're running the Colts is a complete 180 from their old man.
Posted by EmperorGout
I hate all of you.
Member since Feb 2008
11601 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 4:13 pm to
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I don’t think they want anything to do with their father’s legacy.


Substance abuse does not age well. I’m sure they resented him at the very least
Posted by RebelWithACause
Jackson
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 3/16/26 at 1:57 pm to
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They sure didn’t mind taking the colts.


The Colts were doing well last season until Jones got hurt.
Posted by hometownhero89
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Posted on 3/17/26 at 12:27 am to
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derek trucks played jerry garcia's tiger guitar the very next night. i'll take that over looking at it behind glass in a museum any time


I’ve got some bad news. If you have to do that much acid to feel something from the music, then it sucks.
Posted by The Third Leg
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Member since May 2014
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Posted on 3/17/26 at 1:07 am to
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I don’t think they want anything to do with their father’s legacy.

They wanted the financial output of his legacy without all the blood and pain that it cost him.
Posted by Barstools
Atlanta
Member since Jan 2016
11632 posts
Posted on 3/17/26 at 2:41 am to
Imagine being so retarded you think you need acid to enjoy one of the greatest living guitarists playing Jerry Garcias guitar.
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