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Virginia Halas McCaskey (née Virginia Marion Halas; January 5, 1923) is an American football executive who is the principal owner of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). She is the daughter of team founder George Halas and inherited ownership upon his death in 1983.
George Halas McCaskey (born March 29, 1956) 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 Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey and grandson of team founder George Halas .
Edward W. McCaskey (April 27, 1919 – April 8, 2003) was the chairman of the Chicago Bears. Previously serving as vice president and treasurer for the team, he was the husband of Bears principal owner Virginia Halas McCaskey .
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 ...
In 1946, after he returned from service in WWII, Halas also launched the Akron Bears of the American Football League as the Chicago Bears' minor league affiliate. [34] The launch was an attempt to interfere with the territorial rights of the Cleveland Browns , a team in the NFL rival All-America Football Conference (AAFC); Akron is located just ...
Michael McCaskey took over as president and CEO of the Bears in 1983, and led them to a Super Bowl win just two years later. NFL: Former Bears CEO Michael McCaskey dies at 76 [Video] Skip to main ...
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.
However, Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey terminated them after the 1985 season. [183] The squad's uniforms changed three times: from 1976 to 1979, the uniform was a white bodysuit with navy blue sleeves; from 1980 to 1984 it was a white bodysuit with orange sleeves and the navy was moved to the trim, and for the squad's final season in 1985 ...