May 16, 2020 · LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Michael McCaskey, who led the Chicago Bears for nearly three decades following the death of his grandfather George Halas, died Saturday after a …

Michael Benning McCaskey[1] (December 11, 1943 – May 16, 2020) was an American sports executive who was the chairman of the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL) from 1999 until 2011. [2] He was the eldest son of the late Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey and grandson of team founder George Halas.

The 1986 Chicago Bears season was their 67th regular season and 17th post-season completed in the National Football League. The Bears entered the season looking to repeat as Super Bowl champions, as they had won in 1985. Chicago managed to finish 14–2, one …

May 16, 2020 · Michael McCaskey, who led the Chicago Bears for nearly three decades following the death of his grandfather George Halas, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with cancer, the team said. He...

May 19, 2020 · Michael B. McCaskey, who took over running the Chicago Bears from his grandfather George S. Halas and led the team during its 1980s heyday, when it won its only Super Bowl championship, died...

Feb 6, 2025 · Virginia McCaskey took over ownership of the Chicago Bears. Her eldest son Michael McCaskey became team president that same year. 1985: The Bears put together a historic 15-1 season that culminated with their last championship at Super Bowl XX in January 1986. It remains the team’s only championship in the Super Bowl era.

Jul 15, 2020 · Michael B. McCaskey left a large if complicated footprint on Bears history. The Ivy League academic, whom Mike Ditka once disdainfully described as “more of the intellectual type,” succeeded...

May 16, 2020 · LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Michael McCaskey, who led the Chicago Bears for nearly three decades following the death of his grandfather George Halas, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with cancer, the team said. He was 76.

May 16, 2020 · Michael was a driving force in growing the NFL's international footprint with the first American Bowl game in London featuring the Bears and the Dallas Cowboys in 1986.

May 17, 2020 · McCaskey took over as Bears team president in 1983 following the death of Halas. The then Bears owner led the organization through some of the most successful years in the organization's history,...