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Michael McCaskey and Virginia McCaskey after the Bears received the 2007 NFC Championship sport towards the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Discipline in Chicago, Illinois on January 21, 2007. McCaskey died on the age of 76 on Could 16, 2020. (Photograph by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Pictures)
Former Chicago Bears president Michael McCaskey has died on the age of 76, the crew has introduced. McCaskey had been battling leukemia. The son of Virginia Halas McCaskey and grandson of legendary Bears founder George “Papa Bear” Halas, McCaskey served as president of the Bears after Halas’ loss of life in 1983 up till 1999. He was the crew’s president when it received its solely Tremendous Bowl in franchise historical past after the legendary 1985 season.
Present Bears’ president Ted Phillips commented on McCaskey’s passing, releasing the next assertion, per 670 The Rating’s Chris Emma: “My coronary heart is heavy as I take into consideration Michael McCaskey and may’t consider he’s not with us. His fierce love of the Bears was unmatched as was his mental capability and thirst for data on a myriad of topics. Michael displayed a professorial presence that might be difficult, however was additionally inspiring. I’ll ceaselessly be glad about the numerous alternatives for development that he supplied me, in addition to for his belief and assist. Michael at all times strived to do issues the precise method with excessive character and with the Bears greatest pursuits at all times paramount. Michael was an excellent man, gone a lot too quickly. He presided over the one Tremendous Bowl Championship Chicago Bears crew in 1985, and I do know he’s nonetheless smiling about that magical season. God bless Michael and his household.”