She welcomed 11 children with her husband, Edward "Ed" McCaskey ... primary face of the team — and sharing a name with the Bears’s founder and Virginia’s father — there’s plenty of ...

Phillips’ hiring marked the first time someone other than a family member of the Halas or McCaskey names held the ... in the family, as Virginia and Ed had 11 children and more than 40 ...

With the lives of 11 children, 21 grandchildren ... Instead, a year later, Twarling heard his name announced by Mrs. McCaskey as the second annual winner of the Virginia Award. "Every year, you start ...

Virginia McCaskey, the longtime principal owner of ... The couple eventually had 11 children together. Ed passed away in 2008. Virginia was the longest tenured owner in any of the U.S. major ...

We didn’t even have a name for a girl ... She never expected to be the boss. Virginia McCaskey was one of Halas’ two children. Her younger brother, George Jr., known as “Mugs,” was ...

The grand woman of the Chicago Bears, Virginia McCaskey ... She raised 11 children after marrying the late Ed McCaskey, and lived in Des Plaines in a rather average home, inheriting the team ...

Virginia McCaskey’s parents were surprised ... “I filled in the baby’s certificate of birth, leaving the name blank. Many years later, upon getting a copy of her birth certificate for ...