McCaskey assumed ownership of the Bears after the death of her father, George Halas, in 1983. Her late husband, Ed McCaskey, succeeded Halas as chairman. Not long after, she gave operational ...

Mrs. McCaskey died Thursday, Feb. 6, at the age of 102. She was the eldest child of "Papa Bear" George Halas Sr., a founding father of both the Bears and the National Football League. He came on ...

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 ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Virginia Halas McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, has died.

If you are wondering about a Bears connection to George, in 2023, George was one of two coaches who spent some of the offseason at Halas Hall working ... Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn, who have ...

The daughter of the Bears founder and football pioneer, George Halas, she witnessed much of N.F.L. history from a young age, then took the team’s reins in 1983. By Ken Belson Virginia Halas ...