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Virginia McCaskey, the Bears’ matriarch until her death in February, was one of 21 contributors to advance in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection process.
The Hall’s contributor blue-ribbon committee was tasked to select 20 people but the rules allowed for more in the case of a tie. Later this month, the committee will whittle the list to nine before narrowing it down to one finalist for the 2026 class.
The subcommittee is made up of one football historian and eight members of the Hall’s regular selection committee.
McCaskey inherited the Bears from her father, founder George S.