There’ve been few untouchable owners in Chicago, where passionate fans frequently look for someone to blame when things go wrong, often starting at the top. But Chicago Bears principal owner Virginia McCaskey,

When Virginia McCaskey would chart Bears games, she would have the pencil in one hand, her cards in front of her and a rosary in her other hand. The grace she exuded is how the Bears family remembers her.

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.

McCaskey died on Thursday at the age of 102 years old, and the National Football League lost one of its enduring figures.

The daughter of Bears founder George Halas, McCaskey watched the NFL go from a struggling start-up to the most powerful league in America.

Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and the only daughter of team founder George Halas, died Thursday at 102.

Despite her role within the Bears and the NFL, she kept a low profile and lived in Des Plaines. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce said that it was 'a great honor' for the president to attend the game.

Virginia Halas McCaskey died on Feb. 6, 2025. She was 102 years old. When Virginia Halas McCaskey graduated from Philadelphia’s Drexel University in 1943, with a degree in Secretarial Studies her aspiration was to work for one executive — her father George Halas,