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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 December 2024. American football executive (born 1923) Virginia Halas McCaskey Born Virginia Marion Halas (1923-01-05) January 5, 1923 (age 101) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Alma mater Drexel University Spouse Ed McCaskey (m. 1943; died 2003) Children 11, including Michael and George McCaskey Parent George ...
Chicago Bears: Virginia Marion Halas McCaskey. Age: 101. Ownership history: She inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, Bears founder and owner George Halas.
The oldest owner in the NFL, Virginia Halas McCaskey — whose net worth Forbes estimated at $1.3 billion in 2018 — is among the only owners whose family fortune comes directly from owning a ...
His daughter, Virginia Halas McCaskey (holds 22.6% of the team shares), is the principal owner and votes on behalf of her 11 children and two nephews (who each own 3.8%) as well as the Brizzolara family (who own 8.33%), which amounts to an 80.33% ownership stake, allowing her to control the team. [158]
In 1976, after a disastrous 1975 season for the Bears, owner/founder George Halas decided to bring "dancing girls" to the Bears, after the success of other cheerleading corps like the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Washington Redskins Cheerleaders and other squads prompted Halas to get the Bears a squad as well, and requested general manager Jim Finks to find a director.
Virginia Halas McCaskey became the official owner of the Bears after her father, George Halas, passed away in 1983, leaving the team to her, according to Forbes and CBS.
Michael Benning McCaskey [1] (December 11, 1943 – May 16, 2020) was an American sports executive who was the chairman of the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL) from 1999 until 2011. [2] He was the eldest son of Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey and grandson of team founder George Halas.
George Stanley Halas Sr. (February 2, 1895 – October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was an American professional football end, coach, and executive. He was the founder and owner of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), and served as his own head coach on four occasions.