Indianapolis Colts owner, Jim Irsay, purchased Alcoholics Anonymous’ original document at auction for $2.4 million. Profiles in History auction house announced the sale of the founding “Big Book,” which includes handwritten notes from the organization’s founding fathers. Billionaire Irsay says he is going to display the manuscript at Alcoholics Anonymous’ headquarters in New York. This isn’t the first time Irsay has tried to purchase the document and now is happy that he gets to share it with the public. Irsay was introduced to the organization almost 25 years ago when he attended his first meeting. The Associated Press states that “it is the third time the 161-page typed document has been sold. It sold in 2007 for $850,000 and for $1.6 million in 2004. Saturday’s auction was delayed by a dispute with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. The manuscript includes notes and scribbles from one of AA’s founders, William Wilson, more commonly known as “Bill W.””
