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

Virginia Halas McCaskey, longtime Chicago Bears owner and daughter of the team's founder, passed away at 102. Her contribution to the franchise spans generations, overseeing the team through ...

She also named her son, Michael, the president and CEO, although she later demoted Michael in 1999 to chairman when Ted Phillips took his place. Michael retired in 2010, and one of her other sons ...

Ted Phillips replaced him after she chose to make Michael chairman in place of his father. Ed died in 2003, just two months after they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Virginia Halas ...

he famously said his mother was "pissed off" -- the franchise was run by president Ted Phillips, the first person who was not a member of the Halas family to hold that title, from 1999 through his ...

She fired her son Michael as team president in 1999, hiring Ted Phillips to replace him and eventually bringing in Kevin Warren for the position in 2023. McCaskey famously did away with the Bears ...

Ted Phillips took his place in 1999, when Virginia decided to demote Michael to chairman in place of his father. When Michael retired in 2011, his brother George took over the role. Ed died in ...

She made Michael chairman of the board and promoted Ted Phillips to team president. When George McCaskey fired general manager Phil Emery and head coach Marc Trestman in 2014, he indicated she was ...

Michael McCaskey, Virginia's son, was team president from 1983 to 1999. Ted Phillips became team president starting in the 2000 season. Phillips' hiring marked the first time someone other than a ...

1994 — Tommy Moe wins the men’s downhill over local hero Kjetil Andre Aamodt at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Moe won by .04 seconds, the closest Alpine race in Olympic history.