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 …

14 hours ago · Virginia Halas McCaskey died on Thursday at age 102, ending an enduring link to the earliest days of the league. Judy Battista memorializes the Chicago Bears owner whom former commissioner Paul ...

15 hours ago · Chicago Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey, and daughter of Bears’ founder George S. Halas waits for an unveiling ceremony outside Soldier Field of statues honoring Halas and Walter Payton in 2019.

15 hours ago · Chicago Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey, and daughter of Bears’ founder George S. Halas waits for an unveiling ceremony outside Soldier Field of statues honoring Halas and Walter Payton in 2019.

14 hours 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.

14 hours ago · Longtime Chicago Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey died at the age of 102, the Bears announced Thursday. For more than four years, McCaskey had been the longest-tenured owner in the NFL ...

15 hours ago · Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and the only daughter of team founder George Halas, died Thursday at 102.

14 hours 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.

15 hours ago · The Bears statement reads: “Over the last 41-plus years, Mrs. McCaskey continued the steadfast mission set forth by her father to uphold the values of the City of Chicago, its people and its fans.

14 hours ago · — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) February 6, 2025 Mrs. McCaskey had been alive for all but 36 games in the Bears’ 105-year existence and attended most of them.