Indianapolis, IN

IHSAA Foundation creates new award honoring Indy civic leader

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10 months ago

February 13, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The IHSAA Foundation, which was created in 2015 as the philanthropic arm of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, is creating a new award to honor a man who had a major impact in Indianapolis and beyond.

The IHSAA Foundation’s new award will be called the Jim Morris Humanitarian Award. The award honors the late Jim Morris, who was vice chairman of Pacers Sports & Entertainment. It will be presented to those making an impact.

Morris passed away last July.

He was a founding member of the IHSAA Foundation’s Board of Directors.

“Jim was a mission-driven servant leader who believed you should see every opportunity in its largest context,” Andy Arnold, Senior Vice President Facilities Operations of Pacers Sports & Entertainment, and member of the IHSAA Foundation Board of Directors, said in a press release. “He loved partnering with the IHSAA to help Hoosier high school students push their boundaries and dream big both on and off the court.”

The Foundation said it “will seek nominations from IHSAA member school principals and athletic directors of outstanding individuals from their communities who embody and display Jim’s family values.”

Recipients will be evaluated by a committee of representatives from different the following organizations:

IHSAA
IHSAA Foundation
Pacers Sports & Entertainment
Key philanthropic leaders within Indiana

The winner will receive the award during the IHSAA Boys Basketball Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The member school that the winner represents will be awarded $1,000 to its athletic department “to continue the recipient’s impactful work and Jim Morris’ legacy.”

Morris’ impact went well beyond Indianapolis and the state of Indiana. He served as the executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme from 2002-2007. He also served in various other organizations, including UNICEF, the National Advisory Board for the Boy Scouts of America, the Riley Children’s Foundation, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway board of directors, the Eiteljorg Museum, and more.

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Philip Rivers fell one throw short of storybook ending in his couch-to-Colts return

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8 hours ago

December 15, 2025

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Philip Rivers fell one throw short of storybook ending in his couch-to-Colts return

He had one last throw left in that 44-year-old wing of his. For most of the afternoon, he’d been able to fool Father Time and frighten 68,771 Seattle Seahawks fans inside Lumen Field who’d come to bury Philip Rivers and, instead, watched him push their football team to the very brink of an impossible upset.

There had been a moment when it seemed Rivers might actually pull off the damn thing, too. That was with 1 minute and 55 seconds left in the game. The Colts led for so much of the game and were behind Seattle 15-13, but the ball was in the old man’s hands now. All day, he’d been careful and efficient. It got him a 13-3 lead at one point. Now, he needed to make a play.

And damned if he didn’t make a play.

Damned if he didn’t throw a 16-yard back-shoulder special to wide receiver Alec Pierce. Damned if that ball didn’t mean the Seahawks were now going to burn all of their timeouts because, in the NFL in 2025, just making it past midfield — as that throw did — means you’re in field goal range.

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Philip Rivers comes out of retirement for Indianapolis Colts: NFL world reacts

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20 hours ago

December 14, 2025

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Philip Rivers comes out of retirement for Indianapolis Colts: NFL world reacts

The Indianapolis Colts have cooled considerably as the season has progressed, going from the NFL’s best record to out of the playoff picture entering Week 15 action.

But one of today’s notable storylines is the return of quarterback Philip Rivers after five years away from the NFL. He’s on the Colts’ active roster as they prepare to play the Seattle Seahawks.

The 44-year-old was on Lumen Field hours before kickoff, taking mental reps.

Colts QB Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending injury last week, and backup Riley Leonard suffered a knee injury, though he remains on the active roster. With Brett Rypien the only other QB on their roster and list of available QBs lacking, the Colts called the last signal-caller to lead them in a playoff game (after the 2020 season).

His comeback has piqued the interest of a former Colts coach and players, his former teammates on the Chargers, former NFL quarterbacks and even those from outside football.