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.

She inherited the team after her father, George Halas, who co-founded the NFL and ... George started working for the Bears young — at just 14 years old — as an office assistant at team ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...