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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. "While we ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 February 2025. American football executive (1923–2025) Virginia Halas McCaskey George Halas, her father, and McCaskey in 1963 Born Virginia Marion Halas (1923-01-05) January 5, 1923 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06) (aged 102) Alma mater Drexel University Spouse Ed McCaskey ...
FILE - Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey smiles while talking with a fan during the Bears100 Celebration at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Rosemont, Ill ...
Chicago Bears principal owner Virginia Halas McCaskey has died at 102, the team announced on Thursday. McCaskey was the eldest daughter of Bears founder George Halas.
On April 8, 2003, McCaskey died in his Des Plaines, Illinois home; he had been in declining health, and was survived by his wife and eleven children. [4] At his funeral, a "plaintive piano rendition" of the Bears fight song " Bear Down, Chicago Bears " was played. [ 5 ]
George Halas McCaskey (born March 29, 1956) is an American football executive who is the chairman of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He replaced his brother Michael McCaskey as chairman in 2011. [2] He is the son of Virginia Halas McCaskey and grandson of team founder George Halas.
Dickerson died in the same hospice center his wife died in two years ago. He was remembered on Tuesday as an exceptional reporter and a good man. ESPN's Bears reporter Jeff Dickerson dies at 44
As a member of the Bears, he was selected to four consecutive Pro Bowls from 1985 to 1988 and was part of the 1985 defense that won the franchise's first Super Bowl in Super Bowl XX. He also played for the New York Giants and Phoenix Cardinals, winning Super Bowl XXV with the former. At age 50, Duerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to ...