>> i would have went higher. >> reporter: jim irsay won the auction.name rings a bell, you might be a football fan. jim irsay owns the indianapolis colts, and the football team is just one of the interesting thing he owns. >> it's a service of the arts to the community. >> reporter: when our vladimir duthier met with irsay this year, he found irsay is a one-man museum with a $100 million collection that includes a muhammad ali championship belt, a bob dylan guitar, and an abraham lincoln pocket knife. and now, tickets to "our american cousin," which became our american tragedy. >> but to really have two mint condition tickets that were there that night -- >> reporter: you just realized you're holding history. >> there's no question. i mean, history right here. >> reporter: inside ford's theater they welcome tourists from across the world each year as they teach about april 14th, 1865. but they also have new shows year round. as they try to build more than just a history >>> many schools across this cuntry and around the world have banned the a ibot kno

. >> reporter: jim irsay won the auction. he owns the indianapolis colts, and the football team is just one of the interesting things he owned. >> it's a service of the arts to the community. >> reporter: when our vladimir duthiers met with him this year he learned he's a one man museum with a $1 million collection that includes a mohammed ali championship belt, a bob dylan guitar, and an abraham lincoln pocke pocketknife, and now tickets to "our american cousin" which became our our american tragedy. >> to have two mint condition tickets that night -- >> you just realized you're holding history. >> there's no question. >> reporter: ford's theater welcomes tourists from around the world year round as people come to learn about april 14th, 1865, but also they have new shows as they try to build more than just a history, but also a future. scott macfarlane, nbc news, washington. >> what a collector. that is the cbs weekend news for this saturday. first thing tomorrow, sunday morning with jane pauley polled by "face the nation"