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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 1983.
Jan 5, 2023 · Chicago Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey turned 100 years old on Thursday, ringing in the new year by reaching triple digits as the oldest primary owner of an NFL franchise.
Jan 5, 2023 · Halas died in 1983 of cancer, never revealing his diagnosis to his only daughter. Virginia’s husband of 60 years, Edward W. McCaskey, died in 2003. She’s outlived two of her own children and...
Jan 4, 2020 · Here are eight things to know about Virginia Halas McCaskey, the principal owner of the Chicago Bears. 1. Virginia McCaskey’s parents were surprised their firstborn was a girl. “I had assumed...
Jan 5, 2023 · Virginia Halas McCaskey will celebrate her 100th birthday Thursday, a joyous and momentous occasion to be sure, but not one the matriarch of the Chicago Bears wants to make a fuss about.
Jan 5, 2024 · Local. Virginia McCaskey, matriarch of Chicago Bears, turns 101 years old. By John Dodge. January 5, 2024 / 1:55 PM CST / CBS Chicago. Virginia McCaskey, the principal owner of the Chicago...
The only daughter of legendary Pro Football Hall of Famer George Halas, Virginia Halas McCaskey has served as the Bears' principal owner since her father's death in 1983. But she has been closely involved with the famed franchise nearly since its inception more than a century ago.
Jan 5, 2023 · Virginia McCaskey, seated center, is pictured alongside her parents, George and Minnie Halas at a birthday dinner for Mr. Halas at the Edgewater Beach hotel in 1965. Behind them are her...
May 25, 2019 · Virginia and Michael McCaskey look on as linebacker Brian Urlacher is interviewed by Terry Bradshaw while holding up the George S. Halas Trophy after defeating the New Orleans Saints during the ...
Jan 5, 2023 · McCaskey, who is technically the secretary of the Bears’ board of directors, has been the oldest owner in American professional sports for the last nine years. Born on Jan. 5, 1923, McCaskey has been alive for all but 36 of the Bears’ 1,451 games.
