Virginia Halas McCaskey, who was the longtime principal owner of the Chicago Bears, died at the age of 102. The Bears ...

Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus ...

In some ways, Mrs. McCaskey was an accidental owner. Her younger brother and only sibling, George (Mugs) Halas Jr., was the team’s heir apparent, working at the club starting in 1950 and rising ...

(Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune) George Halas, center, accompanied by his childen George Halas Jr. and Virginia McCaskey, leave St. Ita’s Church on Feb. 17, 1966 following the funeral for his ...

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 ...

McCaskey's father, George Halas, initially intended for Virginia's younger brother George Halas Jr. to inherit the team. "Mugs," as Halas Jr. was known as, died of a heart attack suddenly in 1979 ...