Hundreds of relatives, friends and even strangers paid their respects to Virginia Halas McCaskey Wednesday, honoring the ...

Once upon a time, Virginia McCaskey inherited memorabilia from a cousin, a collection that included a box of old ticket stubs ...

Virginia McCaskey, the Chicago Bears owner and daughter of team founder George Halas, died on Feb. 6, 2025, at the age of 102.

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (CBS) -- Longtime Chicago Bears matriarch Virginia Halas McCaskey was laid to rest this morning. Mrs. McCaskey died Thursday, Feb. 6, at the age of 102.

A month ago, Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey sat through a nightmarish loss to the Seattle Seahawks that was punctuated with fans at Soldier Field chanting “Sell the team.” McCaskey ...

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 ...

With that ancient ticket stub, McCaskey also had a portal back to the infancy of pro football and the league her father, George Halas, imagined, founded, built and, in those earliest years ...

She was 102. McCaskey's father, George Halas, founded the team, and she assumed ownership upon his death on Oct. 31, 1983. Her son, George, has run the franchise since he became chairman in 2011.

The football matriarch known as “Mama Bear” had owned the team since her father, NFL co-founder George Halas, died in 1983. McCaskey was known for her passion for football, though she left ...

She lived about as good of a life as a human being can ask for. Of course, McCaskey is the daughter of Papa Bear George Halas, who is the founder of the Bears and NFL. She took over ownership of ...