Virginia McCasky, who inherited Chicago Bears from her father George Halls, has died of her light as a principal owner in more than four decades. She was 102.
McCaski’s family announced by the team that she died on Thursday. She has been owned by the bear since the death of her father on October 31, 1983.
The family said, “When we are sad, we have been convinced to know that Virginia Halls McCasky lives a long, whole, whole, faith -filled life and is now with the love of her life on earth. “” “He guided the bears for four decades and what was better for the players, coaches, staff and fans based on every business decision.”
Like his father, NFL co -founder, McCasky kept the team in the family. He gave his eldest son Michael McCasky the title of operational control and president, who served as chairman until Brother George McCaski in 2011.
During his responsibility, Bears won a super bowl in 1986 and lost another 21 years later.
McCaski’s four sons are left with Bears’ board of directors: George, Patrick, Brian and Ed. Recent Diagnosis via Forbes.com The team was worth $ 6.4 billion.
Of the two children in Halls, McCaski never expected to find himself in charge. His brother, George “Mug” Halls Jr., was being prepared to handle the team, but he died suddenly after suffering a heart attack in 1979.
McCaski took over the death of his father in 1983, and his late husband, Ed MacCaski, succeeded as chairman of Halls. Shortly afterwards, he took control of Michael, the largest of his 11 children.
“I think all our families remember that we really didn’t do anything to get it,” McCasky said in a rare interview in 2006. I use the word ‘custodine’, and we want to move it in the best way. … We have been working on it for a long time.
McCaski was the secretary of the official title board of directors. Generally, despite their hands -on approach and a low public profile, he occasionally used the final authority as a family specialist on team decisions.
One of the people who was brought in 1987 by the “Mug” Halls children, who was resolved by stock purchase of their shares. In December 2014, a recent reminder emerged when George McCasky announced the firing of coach Mark Trustman and General Manager Phil Emery at a news conference, and to describe his mother’s role in the process. It was said.
He paused, struggling to describe his unhappiness with the end of the 5-11 season, and the team is generally fortunate to fade.
“They are upset,” said George McCaski. “I can’t think of a 91 -year -old woman that the details will apply, but in this case, I can’t think of this more accurate explanation.
“Virginia has been on the ground for McCasky Bears’ nine championships, and she wants more,” she added a moment later. “She feels that the last (super bowel win) has been a long time, and that dissatisfaction has been shared by her children, her grandchildren and her grandchildren. She is moderately fed up. She feels that she and everywhere fans deserve beers better.
Virginia McCasky honestly came through his fondam. According to family members, they often did not serve sweet on Sunday when the bear lost. In the same 2006 interview, he remembered while attending the first play -off game in the history of the league, when she was 9 years old.
Bears and Portsmout Spartans finished the 1932 season in the first tie for the first position, so the league added a game to determine the champion. Due to the snow, the game was moved to the old Chicago Stadium inside the house, beers played on a field of 80 yards that came to the walls.
“I remember I didn’t save my ticket stub, but one of my cousins ​​saved him,” said McCaski. “We sat in the second balcony and the ticket price was $ 1.25.
He added, “I took him to a super bowl to show him (former commissioner) Pete Rosel and then I do not know what happened to him after that.” “But that’s fine.”
As a bear’s owner, his tenure included the establishment of the Bears Care Program in 2005. Beers Care has issued a grant of more than $ 31.5 million to 225 qualifying agencies, especially to improve people’s quality of life in the Chicago area, especially backward children and their Family. Beer Care also supported health awareness programs focusing on breast and ovarian cancer.
McCaski had 11 children, eight sons and three daughters. Then his son Patrick (Greenchchin), Edward Junior (Kathy), George (Barbara), Richard, Brane (Barbara) and Joseph, and daughters Allen (Barney) Toncoast, Mary and Ann (Mike) Catron. Then there are 21 grandchildren, 40 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
