George Halas Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Halas Jr.
American football executive
Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1925
Date of Death: 16-Dec-1979
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About George Halas Jr.
- George Stanley "Mugs" Halas Jr.
- (September 4, 1925 – December 16, 1979), nicknamed "Mugs," was one of four presidents in the history of the Chicago Bears franchise of the National Football League (NFL).
- He was the son of George Halas, who was a player, head coach, and owner of the Bears, and the co-founder of the NFL, and Minnie Bushing.
- He went to the Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business.
- George Jr.
- joined the Bears' front office in 1950.
- He became the treasurer in 1953 and president of the club in 1963.
- After 16 years as the club president, he died on the last day of the 1979 regular season from a sudden heart attack.
- The George Halas Jr.
- Sports Center was dedicated on September 2, 1982 on the campus of Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois.
- He was a graduate of Loyola University's School of Commerce.Halas had intended for Mugs to inherit the team upon his death.
- Upon George Sr.'s death in 1983, Mugs' sister, Virginia, inherited the team.
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