"Ned" Skeldon was a Toledo local politician remembered for his promotion of baseball in the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio.
A life long resident of the area who attended Central Catholic High School, save military service and working for Toledo interests in Washington D.C. Skeldon entered local politics by winning the vice mayor position and later served four terms as the county commissioner.
In the early 1960s, Skeldon proposed that the racetrack at the county fairgrounds be converted into a baseball park and set out to build a committee that would help him to accomplish it.
The group included Toledo Trust's president Henry Morse and his vice Steve Stranahan, Monsignor Jerome Schmit of St. Patrick's Church (Secretary-Treasurer), and Ray Johnston (General Manager).
After the reconstruction of the park, Skeldon was able to bring the Triple-A franchise from Richmond, Virginia to Toledo, along with an affiliation with the New York Yankees.