NFL Bears matriarch owner dies at 102

[LadyStanley]

Chicago Bears owner and matriarch Virginia Halas McCaskey dies at 102

McCaskey, the daughter of Bears founder George Halas, was the principal owner of the team for 42 years.

sports.yahoo.com

RIP

Guessing the family has plans for changing ownership structure.

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[aqib]

Chicago Bears owner and matriarch Virginia Halas McCaskey dies at 102

McCaskey, the daughter of Bears founder George Halas, was the principal owner of the team for 42 years.

sports.yahoo.com

RIP

Guessing the family has plans for changing ownership structure.

My guess is that they had probably been transferring shares for a while to minimize the estate tax bill. Given that she was 102 and that the franchise is easily with $7 billion so they had to be planning for this for a long time.