Virginia McCaskey laughs while talking with her son, George McCaskey, during the Bears100 Celebration at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, June 8, 2019, in Rosemont. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Photos: Bears owner Virginia McCaskey dies at age 102
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.
Virginia McCaskey celebrates with Terry Bradshaw after the Chicago Bears won the NFC Championship game 39-14 against the New Orleans Saints on Jan. 21, 2007. (John Smierciak/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Bears Chairman of the Board George McCaskey and his mother, Bears owner Virginia McCaskey, stand beside the team's Lombardi Trophy from Super Bowl XX in 1986 while meeting with Bears season ticket holders at Halas Hall in Lake Forest on June 8, 2011. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Bears' owner Virginia McCaskey and team president George McCaskey at NFL Pep Rally at Trafalgar Square in London, England on Oct. 22, 2011. (Scott Strazzante/ Chicago Tribune)Chicago Bears principal owner Virginia McCaskey awards Brian Urlacher with a ring of excellence during halftime between the Bears and the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field, Sept. 17, 2018. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Bears inside linebacker Roquan Smith greets Virginia McCaskey and Chicago Bears chairman George H. McCaskey at the conclusion of training camp in Bourbonnais on July 30, 2019. (José M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune)
Virginia McCaskey attends the Chicago Bears unveiling of 12-foot, 3000-pound bronze statues of Hall of Famers Walter Payton and George S. Halas outside Soldier Field on Sept. 3, 2019. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Virginia McCaskey speaks before the unveiling of the 12-foot, 3,000 pound statues of Hall of Famers Walter Payton and George S. Halas outside of Gate O at Soldier Field on Sept. 3, 2019. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune)George Halas and his daughter, Virginia McCaskey, enjoy a Bears-Packers exhibition game in Milwaukee on Aug. 19, 1968. (Ed Feeney/Chicago Tribune)
Virginia McCaskey talks to Bears President Kevin Warren after the Brian Piccolo awards ceremony on April 23, 2024, at Halas Hall. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Virginia McCaskey smiles while talking with a fan during the Bears 100 Celebration in 2019, in Rosemont. The Lake Forest City Council on March 3, 2025 offered a Resolution of Sympathy to the McCaskey family. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)Virginia McCaskey announces that her son, Michael, third from left, will be chairman and CEO of the Chicago Bears on Feb. 10, 1999, at Halas Hall. McCaskey also announced the new team president, Ted Phillips, left, as her husband, Ed McCaskey, watched, second from left. (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune)
George Halas, center, accompanied by his childen George Halas Jr. and Virginia McCaskey, leave St. Ita’s Church on Feb. 17, 1966 following the funeral for his wife, Min, who died at age 70 of a heart attack at the family home. (United Press International)
Virginia McCaskey sits in the stands with her grandson, 11-month-old John McCaskey, on May 25, 1985 during the Bears training camp in Lake Forest. (Bob Langer/Chicago Tribune)Ed McCaskey holds Virginia McCaskey's arm during the memorial service for Walter Payton at Soldier Field on Nov. 6, 1999. (John Konstantaras/Chicago Tribune)
Virginia McCaskey receives a special citation from Chicago Mayor Harold Washington on Nov. 9, 1983 at City Hall. (Ernie Cox Jr./Chicago Tribune)Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey speaks at a press conference at the team's Lake Forest training site on Nov. 11, 1983. She introduced her husband, Ed McCaskey, second from left, as the team's new chairman of the board. Ed introduced their son, Michael, left, as the team's new president. (Phil Mascione/Chicago Tribune)George Halas, seated with wife Min, celebrates his birthday at the Edgewater Beach hotel with his family on Feb. 2, 1966, in Chicago. Standing behind Halas is Mrs. George Halas Jr., from left, Ed McCaskey, George “Mugs” Halas Jr. and Virginia McCaskey. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)
George Halas chats with his daughter, Virginia McCaskey, and grandson, Joe, 5, following a Chicago Bears practice on Sept. 6, 1967. (United Press International)George Halas, left, and Bears trainer Ed Rozy arrive home to O’Hare International Airport from Rome on May 2, 1968. They are greeted by Halas’ daughter, Virginia McCaskey. (Ed Feeny/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Bears fans Rosellen Scalzitti, from left, Jackie Olsen, 12, Charlie Olsen, 14, and Susan Olsen work on the sign order for Virginia McCaskey's 100th birthday before a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on Jan. 8, 2023, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
