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.

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,...

May 17, 2020 · Michael McCaskey, who took over the reins of the Chicago Bears from his grandfather George Halas in 1983 before the team achieved its greatest moment two years later, died Saturday. He was 76.

May 17, 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.

May 17, 2020 · The Bears and the McCaskey family are mourning the loss of former team president and CEO Michael McCaskey. McCaskey, 76, died after a battle with cancer.

May 16, 2020 · It is with great sadness the Chicago Bears and the McCaskey family mourn the loss of Michael B. McCaskey, 76, after his lengthy battle with cancer. "Mike was already successful in every sense of the word when he took over for George S. Halas after the passing of 'Papa Bear' in 1983," said the McCaskey family.

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 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 on...

May 17, 2020 · Michael McCaskey, the oldest of 11 children who succeeded George S. Halas as the Bears’ president/CEO and held the position until 1999, died of cancer Saturday at age 76.

May 17, 2020 · Former Chicago Bears president and CEO Michael B. McCaskey has died at the age of 76 following a long battle with cancer, the team and McCaskey family confirm.