He helped start the league in 1920 and spent most of his life with the Chicago Bears (originally called the Decatur Staleys ... an NFC logo, and small football player figurines.

The team has been in her family since George Halas took over control of the Decatur Staleys in 1921. Born on Jan. 5, 1923, McCaskey has been around the Bears since she was a little girl.

Formerly known as the Decatur Staleys, the Bears were founded by football legend George Halas. Halas played, coached and owned the Bears and ran the team from the time of their founding until he ...

The senior Halas bought the team—the Decatur Staleys back then—for $100 in 1920 and was at the infamous Canton, Ohio, meeting when the American Professional Football Association was founded.

He came on as a player/coach with the team – originally the Decatur Staleys – in 1920, and built it into an American sports powerhouse. Born in 1923, Mrs. McCaskey learned all about the team ...

He also coached the team on four different occasions, including during their first 10 years of existence and before they were even in the NFL as the Decatur Staleys. "While we are sad, we are ...

Mrs. McCaskey was born Jan. 5, 1923, less than three years after her father founded the Bears as the Decatur Staleys and helped create what would become the NFL. No single individual witnessed as much ...

Here are five things to know about McCaskey. 1. McCaskey was born not long after the Bears Her father, George Halas, joined the Decatur Staleys football team in 1920 and bought the team from his ...

He came on as a player/coach with the team – originally the Decatur Staleys – in 1920, and built it into an American sports powerhouse. "He lived his dream, and saw it grow into such ...

The team has remained in the family since the Halas acquired the Decatur Staleys and moved the team to Chicago in 1921, renaming the club the following year. The team was originally supposed to go ...

who founded the Bears. He came on as a player/coach with the team – originally the Decatur Staleys – in 1920. Born in 1923, she learned all about the team from her father, and inherited the ...