Virginia McCaskey, the main owner of the Chicago Bears, has died. She was 102 years old.
McCaskey controlled the Chicago NFL franchise since 1983, when he inherited the property after the death of his father and founder of the George Halas team. George was also the first person to serve as the bears coach.
The McCaskey family provided a statement through the Bears, saying that McCaskey lived a “complete” life.
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The owner of the Chicago Bears, Virginia McCaskey, at the Fan Rally of the NFL 2011 International Series in Trafalgar Square. (Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA Today Sports)
“While we are sad, we are reconforted meeting Virginia Halas McCaskey lived a long life, full and full of faith and now he is with the love of his life on earth,” he reads in the statement.
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“He guided the Bears for four decades and based each commercial decision on what was best for the players of the Bears, coaches, personal and fans.”
The Bears won the Lone Bowl of the franchise with McCaskey to the helm. Chicago defeated New England patriots in the Super Bowl 20, thanks in large part to the “Midway Monsters”, a nickname that refers to the acclaimed 1985 Defense of the Bears.
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She was born Virginia Marion Halas in 1923 in Chicago. Then he studied business management at the University of Drexel in Philadelphia. He married Ed McCaskey in 1943.
The couple finally had 11 children together. Ed died in 2008. Virginia was the oldest owner of any of the main sports leagues in the United States.
