Virginia Halas McCaskey (née Virginia Marion Halas; January 5, 1923 – February 6, 2025) was an American football executive who was the principal owner of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1983 until her death in 2025.

4 days ago · Virginia Halas McCaskey, the longtime owner of the Chicago Bears and the daughter of George Halas Sr., who created the team and was one of the founding fathers of the N.F.L., died on Thursday.

4 days ago · Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Bears franchise and the NFL’s most direct link to its founding, died Thursday morning at the age of 102.. In a statement, the Bears said, “While ...

4 days ago · McCaskey, in fact, was not supposed to inherit the team at all. Her younger brother, George "Mugs" Halas Jr., was the heir apparent. He had been a part of the front office for nearly three decades ...

4 days ago · 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.

4 days ago · Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Bears franchise and the NFL’s most direct link to its founding, died Thursday morning at the age of 102.. In a statement, the Bears said, “While ...

4 days ago · LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Virginia Halas McCaskey, the longtime owner and matriarch of the Chicago Bears, died Thursday at 102, the team announced in a news release. Virginia served as the owner of ...

2 days ago · McCaskey was 3 years old, a toddler beside her mother and infant brother, George Jr., as the family rode the rails in 1926 during the early stages of Red Grange’s renowned Barnstorming Tour.

3 days ago · McCaskey was 102. She served as the Bears owner since Oct. 31, 1983, on the death of her father, Bears founder George Halas. Like her father, a co-founder of the NFL, McCaskey kept the team in ...

4 days ago · McCaskey has seen the team hire 10 head coaches in her 42 years as owner, with the most recent hiring of Ben Johnson being her last. Fittingly, the last Bears game of McCaskey's life was a 24-22 ...