George “Papa Bear” Halas. “While we are sad, we are comforted knowing Virginia Halas McCaskey lived a long, full, faith-filled life and is now with the love of her life on earth,” the ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey, daughter of team founder George S. Halas, has died at age 102. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Virginia Halas McCaskey ...

"Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Chicago Bears and daughter of George Halas, the founder of the NFL, leaves a legacy of class, dignity, and humanity," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell ...

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McCaskey's father George Halas was the team's founder and first coach AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast Virginia Halas McCaskey died on Thursday, Feb. 6 at the age of 102. The passing of the matriarch ...

Virginia McCaskey has served as the Bears owner since Oct. 31, 1983, on the death of her father, Bears founder George Halas. McCaskey was born in 1923 in Chicago and was the oldest George and Min ...

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.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — 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.