The death of her only brother, George “Mugs” Halas Jr., of a heart attack in 1979 at age 54 left McCaskey as the sole heir to the franchise started in 1920. “All the time I was growing up ...

Her brother, George “Mugs” Halas Jr., was being groomed to take over the team, but died suddenly of a heart attack in 1979.McCaskey assumed ownership upon her father’s death in 1983 ...

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 ...

The death of her only brother, George “Mugs” Halas Jr., of a heart attack in 1979 at age 54 left McCaskey as the sole heir to the franchise started in 1920. “All the time I was growing up ...