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| parents = [[George Halas]] and Minnie Bushing Halas
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| name = Virginia Halas McCaskey
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| current_team = Chicago Bears
| position = Principal owner
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* [[Chicago Bears]] (1983–present)<br>Principal owner & corporate secretary
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* [[Super Bowl]] championship ([[Super Bowl XX|XX]])
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'''Virginia Halas McCaskey''' (born January 5, 1923) is the principal owner of the [[Chicago Bears]] of the [[National Football League]]. She is the eldest child of former Bears coach and owner [[George Halas]], who left the team to his daughter upon his death in 1983, and Minnie Bushing Halas.<ref>Sean Jensen, [http://www.suntimes.com/sports/2134804,CST-SPT-sean01.article "Heirs and Bears: The mysterious McCaskeys"], ''Chicago Sun-Times'', April 1, 2010.</ref> After the death of [[Buffalo Bills]] owner [[Ralph Wilson]] in March 2014, she became the oldest owner in the NFL and in all major league sports in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vergara |first=Andre |title=Billionaire Girls' Club: 4 of sports' richest team owners are women |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/forbes-list-richest-owners-steve-ballmer-denise-york-gail-miller-joan-tisch-martha-ford-030116 |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=FoxSports.com |publisher=Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC.}}</ref>
 
Her formal title within the Bears organization is secretary of the board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Front Office: Chicago Bears |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/team/front-office/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=Chicagobears.com}}</ref> However, she is empowered to speak for the interests of her children and grandchildren, effectively giving her 80% ownership of the team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wertheim |first=Jon |title=The Family Ownership Dramas That Roil the NFL |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/07/16/nfl-succession-family-ownership-bowlen-benson-adams-mccaskey |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=SI.com |publisher=Time, Inc.}}</ref>
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