George Halas Jr. and Mrs. Virginia McCaskey. (Chicago Tribune staff photo) George Halas chats with his daughter, Virginia McCaskey, and grandson, Joe, 5, following a Chicago Bears practice on Sept.

She inherited the Bears from her father in 1983, one of the few women in sports to hold such a powerful position.

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

Virginia Halas McCaskey ... she returned to school with an autographed photo of Grange that read: "Dear Virginia, Sure, I do know you and I think you're swell, Red Grange." Mrs. McCaskey attended ...

The Packers are saddened by the passing of Virginia Halas ... condolences to the McCaskey and Halas families, the Chicago Bears and their fans. Was claimed on waivers early in 1996 season by ...

Virginia McCaskey, the owner of the Chicago Bears and daughter of team founder George Halas, died Thursday ... into the world of football at an early age, attending the NFL's first-ever playoff ...

Bears principal owner Virginia Halas McCaskey, the daughter of Hall of Fame team founder George Halas, died Thursday. She was ...

McCaskey's father George Halas was the team's founder and first coach AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast Virginia Halas McCaskey died on Thursday, Feb. 6 at the age of 102. The passing of the matriarch ...

Virginia Halas McCaskey ... our thoughts & prayers are with the entire McCaskey family during this difficult time," Payton said in the post, including a photo of him and McCaskey and another ...

George “Mugs” Halas Jr. and Virginia McCaskey. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) A graduate of St. Scholastica High School, Virginia attended college at Drexel Institute in Philadelphia ...