Lewis Wolff
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Lewis N. Wolff (commonly shortened to Lew) is an American real estate developer. Wolff is also known for owning sports franchises; he is currently the co-owner of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball and the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. He was a fraternity brother of MLB Commissioner Bud Selig.
[edit] Biography
In 1994, Wolff founded Maritz, Wolff & Co with Philip Maritz in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] The company owns interest in eighteen hotel and resort properties around the world, including the Fairmont San Jose Hotel, the Fairmont San Francisco, the Carlyle Hotel, the Four Seasons Hotel Nevis, the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, and the Park Hyatt Sydney.[2]
Wolff has a long history of sports franchise ownership. In the past, he has been a co-owner of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League and the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association.[3] On April 1, 2005, Wolff and an ownership group purchased the Oakland Athletics baseball team; Wolff became the 8th owner of the franchise (purchasing the interests of Stephen Schott and Ken Hofmann.[4] In 2006, the A's ownership group purchased an option to revive the San Jose Earthquakes franchise of Major League Soccer.[5] At the 2007 MLS All Star Game, it was announced that Wolff has exercised the option, and the Earthquakes began play during the 2008 MLS season.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Corporate profile: History". Maritz, Wolff & Co.. http://www.maritzwolff.com/corporate_history.html. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ "Portfolio". Maritz, Wolff & Co.. http://www.maritzwolff.com/portfolio.html. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ "Executive profile: Lewis N. Wolff". Maritz, Wolff & Co.. http://www.maritzwolff.com/exec_wolff.html. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ "Lewis Wolff". Oakland Athletics. http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/oak/team/exec_bios/wolff_lewis.jsp. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ Michelle Smith (May 25, 2006). "A's gain rights to revive Quakes". San Francisco Chronicle. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2006/05/25/SOCCER.TMP. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Earthquakes return to San Jose in 2008". USA Today. 2007. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/2007-07-18-earthquakes-san-jose_N.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
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Ricketts (Chicago Cubs) |
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