Nelson Wolff​

Nelson Wolff has been involved in the building of four major stadiums in San Antonio. As a founding member of the San Antonio Sports Association in 1968, he helped bring professional baseball back to the city through construction of the St. Mary’s baseball stadium. As a City Councilman he supported the Alamodome effort and as Mayor he completed the dome and presided at its opening in May 1993.​

Mayor Wolff led the efforts to build a new home for the AA San Antonio Missions of the Texas League. The ballpark opened April 18, 1994, and the Missions and the stadium set new team and league attendance records that season as well as ranking 12th of the 172 minor league teams. The stadium was named Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium on May 25, 1995.​

Wolff played baseball at Bellaire High School, Texas Southmost Jr. College, the Spanish-American League, and later the Men’s Senior Hardball League. He is the author of “Baseball for Real Men”, a book about men playing ball in their senior years. Wolff has served publicly as both a State Representative and Senator, City Councilman and City Mayor. As County Judge he helped build the SBC Center (now the Frost Bank Center), home of the San Antonio Spurs.​