George Halas founded the Chicago Bears in 1920, and daughter Virginia McCaskey remained the team's primary owner until her death Thursday, at age 102. What happens now?

Virginia McCaskey leaves behind over $1 billion of net worth and the ownership of the Chicago Bears after her death in 2025.

With the passing of Chicago Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey on Thursday, an era has closed for the Bears and the National Football League. As the daughter of George Halas, McCaskey was one of the few threads still connecting the NFL's past to its present.

The daughter of the Bears founder and football pioneer, George Halas, she witnessed much of N.F.L. history from a young age, then took the team’s reins in 1983.

Virginia Halas McCaskey, who was the longtime principal owner of the Chicago Bears, died at the age of 102. The Bears announced her passing on

Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, and largely avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, died Feb. 6 at 102. Mrs. McCaskey’s family announced the death but did not provide more details.

Those hoping to pay respects to longtime Chicago Bears principal owner Virginia McCaskey may do so at a visitation Tuesday in Des Plaines, according to a funeral home announcement. McCaskey, the originally reluctant heir to the NFL franchise that her father,

NFL teams shared their tributes to Bears matriarch Virginia McCaskey, who passed away Thursday at the age of 102.