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. She ...

4 days ago · McCaskey, Halas' eldest child, was born in Chicago in 1923, less than three years after her father was present for a meeting at an automobile agency in Canton, Ohio, when the American Professional ...

3 days ago · Virginia Halas McCaskey, the only daughter of Pro Football Hall of Famer George Halas and the Bears' principal owner since 1983, passed away February 6 at the age of 102. "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 family said.

4 days ago · “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 said in a statement. “Faith, family, and football — in that order — were her north stars and she lived by the simple adage to always ‘do ...

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 · While McCaskey was a stay-at-home mother, her husband began working with the Bears at his father-in-law's request in 1967. But when her younger brother, George "Mugs" Halas, died suddenly in 1979 ...

4 days ago · 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 the Bears since her ...

5 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 the Bears since her father and team founder George S. Halas died on Oct. 31, 1983. Her son, George, has been chairman of the Bears since 2011, when he ...

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 ...