A deeply dedicated Catholic and mother of 11, Virginia McCaskey was referred to as “The First Lady of the NFL.” ...

McCaskey became the official owner of the Chicago Bears after her father and the team’s founder, George Halas, died in 1983 and left the team to her. During her tenure, the team won its first ...

The team released a statement: “Mrs. McCaskey understood, not only her father’s love and appreciation of football and the team which he played for, coached and owned, but also the love of the Chicago ...

Stephens Convention Center Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Rosemont, Ill. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP) Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided ...

As fans sang “Bear Down, Chicago Bears,” Terry Bradshaw and Tony Dorsett handed her the trophy named after her father — the George S. Halas Trophy. Advertisement It has never been in better ...

The couple married in 1943 and lived out East for a few years before returning to Chicago in 1949. While McCaskey was a stay-at-home mother, her husband began working with the Bears at his father ...

Chicago Bears ... daughter of Bears founder George Halas. Her brother George "Mugs" Halas was named team president in 1963, but died of a heart attack in 1979. When their father passed away ...

Virginia Halas McCaskey, longtime owner of the Chicago Bears, passed away at 102 after leading the team for over 40 years. She inherited the franchise from her father, George Halas, and remained ...

According to Chicago’s NBC affiliate WMAQ, McCaskey is the longest-tenured NFL owner, having served as the owner of the Bears since her father and team founder, George S. Halas, died in 1983.