Sep 15, 2014 · Virginia Halas McCaskey is the principal owner of the NFL's Chicago Bears. She and her late husband, Ed McCaskey, purchased this 1,694 sqft home in 1994 for $255,000. In 2007, she told the Chicago...

1 day ago · LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — 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 announced through the team that she died Thursday. She had owned the Bears since her father’s death on Oct. 31, 1983.

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 ...

Virginia Halas McCaskey, also referred to as “The First Lady of the NFL,” is the principal owner of the Chicago Bears, a family inheritance thanks to her legendary father, George...

1 day ago · For years, Virginia McCaskey, a devout Catholic, quoted her son, Pat, who said the Bears would stay in the family until the “second coming.” Halas bought the franchise for $100 in 1920 and ...

1 day ago · Chicago Bears principal owner Virginia Halas McCaskey has died at 102, the team announced on Thursday. McCaskey was the eldest daughter of Bears founder George Halas. Her brother George "Mugs ...

1 day ago · Virginia Halas McCaskey has died at the age of 102. McCaskey became owner of the Chicago Bears in 1983. Her father George Halas was the team's founder and first coach.

1 day ago · The death of her only brother, George “Mugs” Halas Jr., of a heart attack in 1979 at age 54 left McCaskey as the sole heir to the franchise started in 1920.

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.

This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. American football executive (1923–2025) Virginia Halas McCaskey Born Virginia Marion Halas (1923-01-05) January 5, 1923 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06) (aged 102) Alma mater Drexel University Spouse Ed McCaskey (m. 1943; died 2003) Children 11, including ...