McCaskey was the oldest and longest-tenured owner in all US major league sport, having taken ownership of the Bears when her father died in 1983. “While we are sad, we are comforted knowing Virginia Halas McCaskey lived a long, full, faith-filled life and is now with the love of her life on earth,” the family said in a statement.

Virginia Halas McCaskey, principal owner of the NFL Chicago Bears and the daughter of team founder George Halas, died Thursday at age 102, the Bears announced. McCaskey was the oldest and longest-tenured owner in all US major league sport,

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