Ep. 231: Bears100: 1-on-1 with Virginia McCaskey

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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🗓️ 7 August 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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JJ Stankevitz sits down with Bears matriarch Virginia McCaskey for a chat about her memories of growing up with the NFL, what her favorite moments from 100 years of Bears football are and how she views the re-birth of the team under Matt Nagy heading into its centennial season.0:55 - McCaskey on her experience of the Bears 100 Weekend Celebration in early June.2:08 - McCaskey on what young fans should know about her father, George Halas.3:28 - McCaskey reflects on the first ever playoff game at Chicago Stadium.5:00 - McCaskey on memories of George Halas on the barnstorming tour.6:33 - McCaskey's thoughts on the present-day Bears and the fan base.7:08 - McCaskey on Matt Nagy and his sense of the history of the franchise.8:27 - McCaskey on opening night vs Green Bay and the rivalry between the Packers and the Bears.10:17 - McCaskey on the 2018 season and hopes for the future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome into a Bears 100-year celebration under center podcast special brought to you by St. Xavier University.
0:15.8	We're going to be bringing you a couple of these special podcasts leading up to the beginning of the Bears 100th season
0:21.3	against the Green Bay Packers on September 5th.
0:24.5	We've got a couple of Bears legends lined up for these podcasts.
0:28.1	And the first one is the matriarch of the Chicago Bears.
0:30.9	Miss Virginia McCasky was kind enough to join us for an interview back during the Bears 100 celebration in Rosemont in June.
0:38.3	And a lot of really interesting stuff.
0:39.9	She has seen more football in her life than maybe anyone in the city,
0:43.8	more Bears football than anyone on the planet.
0:46.8	And she's got some great stories and great perspective on this franchise.
0:50.7	So without further ado, here's my interview with Virginia McCasky.
0:54.2	Thank you for taking the time, Mrs. McCasky.
0:59.0	What's this experience been like for you where you have living Hall of Famers, so many
1:04.2	legends of this franchise coming back and being in one place?
1:08.1	Oh, I think it's something that everyone has been enjoying and being amazed by it.
1:17.6	I heard Pat Manley say he had never met Dick Butkus until last night,
1:24.6	and he went up and introduced himself to Mr. Butkus and I'm thinking,
1:29.3	oh, I just assumed they all somehow melded into one happy pot.
1:36.3	Was there someone who you were in particular looking forward to seeing here?
1:40.3	Well, it's always great to see Bill McCall because he and I are the seniors.
1:47.0	And his wife, Barbara, came with him all the way from California.
1:51.0	And I think that's a lovely representation of what this means to the players and to their families.
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