Virginia McCaskey's health situation is very critical...
Virginia McCaskey, 99, is reportedly not in great shape as we speak...
The Bears' principal owner has had the team since it was passed down to her in 1983 from her father, «Papa Bear» Geroge Halas. As you could guess, Virginia is currently the oldest owner in the NFL.
Here is the report from Jeff Hughes mentioning the health problems she is going through.
Virginia is not in good health. In the last few days, word has trickled to DBB that her condition has become more serious. At her age, the word «good» is relative. (I just turned 40 and now my neck always hurts. If I live another 59 years, which is highly unlikely, will I even have a neck?) She's on the precipice of living a century so one could argue that being alive, in any state, is playing with house money. But this seemed the appropriate moment to thank her for what she's meant to the Chicago Bears franchise.
There has been a lot of speculation about what the heirs to the franchise will do when McCaskey is no longer the principal owner. She has planned to keep the Bears in the family. If the heirs chose to sell, the team's valuation has never been higher, with the Bears looking to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights.
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