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The daughter of the Bears founder and football pioneer George Halas, she took the reins beginning in 1983, after the death of ...

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Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and the only daughter of team founder George Halas, died Thursday, the team announced. She was 102.

The daughter of Bears founder George Halas, McCaskey watched the NFL go from a struggling start-up to the most powerful ...

McCaskey has been the team's principal owner since 1983, hen her father and team founder George S. Halas died.

Virginia McCaskey, who owned the Chicago Bears for decades, passed away at the age of 102 Thursday, leaving a legacy unlike ...

Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, has died ...

Here's how the NFL and other sports pillars around the city of Chicago reacted to Virginia McCaskey's passing.

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Dan Hampton, NFL Hall of Famer and host of The Hamp and O’B Show, joins Lisa Dent to remember Chicago Bears Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey.