A deeply dedicated Catholic and mother of 11, Virginia McCaskey was referred to as “The First Lady of the NFL.” ...

The Chicago Bears laid their matriarch to rest on a snowy Wednesday morning in the northwest suburbs. Hundreds of friends and ...

The family gathered to pray the rosary almost every night after dinner. Pat McCaskey, Ed and Virginia’s fourth child and a Bears vice president and board member, expressed appreciation for the ...

(Michael McCaskey died of cancer in 2020.) Two other sons, Brian and Patrick McCaskey, work for the team as vice presidents. Image Mrs. McCaskey celebrated the Bears’ victory over the New ...

George Halas founded the Chicago Bears in 1920, and daughter Virginia McCaskey remained the team's primary owner until her ...

according to her son Patrick McCaskey's 2009 memoir "Bear With Me." Halas did give his OK, but other factors led the couple to elope and marry on Halas' 48th birthday. She had just turned 20.

McCaskey's mourners ranged from Bears legends to working people, billionaires to fans in Bears jerseys and Starter jackets.

Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus ...

chairman George McCaskey, Patrick McCaskey and general manager Ryan Poles listen as new Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson speaks after being introduced Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at Halas Hall.