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Super Bowl Champion Jimmy Orr Dies at 85; Played for Steelers, Colts

Jimmy Orr, a former NFL wide receiver who played for the and Baltimore Colts from 1958 to 1970, died at the age of 85 on Tuesday evening.

Per the Associated Press' David Ginsburg, Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home in Brunswick, Georgia, confirmed Orr's death on Wednesday.

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay offered his condolences:

Jim Irsay @JimIrsay

Rest in peace to another NFL legend, JIMMY ORR. Jimmy led the NFL in yards per reception three times during his 13 years in the league, and "Orr's Corner" in the south endzone at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium was sacred ground.