Virginia Halas McCaskey
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Date of birth | January 5, 1923 |
Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Owner |
Head coaching record | |
Championships won | NFC Championship (1985, 2006) Super Bowl XX (1985) |
Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
1983-present | Chicago Bears |
Virginia Halas McCaskey (born January 5, 1923) is the principal owner of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. She is the eldest child of legendary Bears coach and owner George Halas, who left the team to his daughter upon his death in 1983.[1]
Along with her children and grandchildren, she controls 80% of the team. After the death of Ralph Wilson in March of 2014, she became the oldest owner in the NFL.
On January 5, 2023, McCaskey turned 100 years old.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Sean Jensen, "Heirs and Bears: The mysterious McCaskeys" Archived 2010-04-04 at the Wayback Machine, Chicago Sun-Times, April 1, 2010.