There’ve been few untouchable owners in Chicago, where passionate fans frequently look for someone to blame when things go wrong, often starting at the top. But Chicago Bears principal owner Virginia McCaskey,

The daughter of the Bears founder and football pioneer George Halas, she took the reins beginning in 1983, after the death of her brother, George Jr.

She inherited the Bears from her father in 1983, one of the few women in sports to hold such a powerful position.