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

Virginia Halas McCaskey has died at the age of 102. McCaskey became owner of the Chicago Bears in 1983. Her father George Halas was the team's founder and first coach.

Virginia Halas McCaskey died on Thursday at 102, ending an enduring link to the earliest days of the league. Judy Battista memorializes the Chicago Bears owner whom former commissioner Paul Tagliabue referred to as "the first lady of the NFL.