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And standing at the top of that legacy is Virginia Halas McCaskey, the remarkable 101-year-old owner of the Chicago Bears. She’s not just the oldest owner in the NFL, she’s also the first ...
Virginia Halas McCaskey, owner of the Chicago Bears and daughter of team founder George "Papa Bear" Halas, has died. She was 102. The Bears announced McCaskey's death Thursday morning.
Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey died at the age of 102 on Thursday. McCaskey was the matriarch of the franchise and she was both the NFL’s oldest owner and its longest-tenured owner.
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 ...
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Chicago Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey died Thursday at the age of 102, the team announced. "While we are sad, we are comforted knowing Virginia Halas McCaskey lived a long, full, faith ...
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 ...
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It was 1975, in a box at the old Soldier Field, when Virginia Halas McCaskey got an up-close view of what owning an NFL team was like. She shared the box -- it was very basic -- with her husband ...
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 ...
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.