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.

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

Chicago Bears principal owner Virginia McCaskey has passed away at the age of 102, following decades of behind-the-scenes ...

“After Brian Piccolo died, my husband Ed and I promised ... Walter Payton came into our lives.” Fans crowd around Chicago Bears owners Virginia McCaskey, right front, and her husband, Ed ...

Virginia McCaskey, the accidental matriarch of the Chicago Bears who recoiled from the ... especially those of the late legends Payton and Brian Piccolo. "You never have to make an appointment ...

As Chicago Bears founder, owner and coach George Halas said during Sayers' Hall induction ceremony, 'He captured my heart. ... His like will never be seen again.' ...

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

Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and the only daughter of team founder George Halas, died Thursday at ...

The Chicago Bears are in mourning Thursday after word of the passing of the team's owner, the daughter of founder George Halas.