1 day ago · Virginia Halas McCaskey, the longtime owner of the Chicago Bears and the daughter of George Halas Sr., who created the team and was one of the founding fathers of the N.F.L., died on Thursday.

Virginia Halas McCaskey (née Virginia Marion Halas; January 5, 1923) is an American football executive who is the principal owner of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). She is the daughter of team founder George Halas and inherited ownership upon his death in …

1 day ago · Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Bears franchise and the NFL’s most direct link to its very founding, died Thursday at the age of 102. One of founder George Halas’ two children ...

1 day ago · McCaskey was born in Chicago in 1923 to Halas and his wife, Min, and was the couple's oldest child and only daughter. She went to Drexel University, where she met her future husband, Edward McCaskey.

1 day ago · McCaskey shunned the spotlight and always considered matters concerning Bears ownership to be private, even though the team is dependent on public support. “With my mom, there’s stoicism ...

1 day ago · McCaskey, in fact, was not supposed to inherit the team at all. Her younger brother, George "Mugs" Halas Jr., was the heir apparent. He had been a part of the front office for nearly three decades ...

1 day ago · Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, has died. She was 102. McCaskey’s family ...

1 day ago · McCaskey, the daughter of Bears founder and NFL legend George Halas, took ownership of the Bears in 1983, guiding them for more than 40 years and a Super Bowl title. She spent her entire adult ...

1 day ago · Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Bears franchise and the NFL’s most direct link to its very founding, died Thursday at the age of 102. One of founder George Halas’ two children ...

1 day ago · McCaskey's father George Halas was the team's founder and first coach AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast Virginia Halas McCaskey died on Thursday, Feb. 6 at the age of 102. The passing of the matriarch ...