TIA Hall of Fame Nominations Being AcceptedTIA is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Hall of Fame. Nominations are due to TIA by COB on Friday, July 5, 2013. Click here to download nomination form.
TIA Hall of Fame: 1985-2012The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to honor, preserve and perpetuate the names and outstanding accomplishments of personalities who have brought lasting fame to the tire, rubber and transportation industries. Past inductees include Bill Fountain of Fountain Tire, John Gamauf of Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Onkar Kanwar of Apollo Tyres and Ralph “Buddy” Snow of Oliver Rubber. The Hall of Fame is open to all in the tire industry, including manufacturers, inventors, publishers, equipment suppliers, tire dealers and retreaders. |  | John | Collins | American Crane, Inc |  | John | Kelsey | Kelsey Tire Co. | | | | | | | | Historical Contributors: | | | Robert | Ewing | Tire America & Stratton Tire Corporation | | | Harvey S. | Firestone, Jr. | Firestone Tire & Rubber Company | | | Tom | Pumpelly | Pumpelly Capital Investments | | | Charles W. | Seiberling | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
2008 |  | Larry | Morgan | Morgan Auto Group
Morgan Tire & Auto |  | Terry | Westhafer | Central Tire Corporation | | | | | | | | Historical Contributors: | | | Francois | Michelin | Groupe Michelin | | | Joe | Esco | Esco Tire Company | | | | | | | | Friend of the Industry Award | | | Harold | Herzlich | Herzlich Consulting |
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 | Norman | Affleck | Big O Tires, Inc |  | Craig | Anderson | Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. | | | | | | | | Historical Contributors: | | | Ira J. | Cooper | The Cooper Corporation (now Cooper Tire and Rubber Company) | | | Robert | Eisentrout | BF Goodrich Tire Group | | | Otto and Willy | Gruber | Otto Gruber & Company (now Rema Tip Top) | | | Rudy | Holman | Orbitread extruder | | | Neil | McIntyre | Orbitread extruder | | | | | | | | Friend of the Industry Award | | | Saul | Ludwig | Key Banc Capital Markets, Inc. |
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 | Jaques | Bajer | Tire Systems Engineering, Inc. |  | Armando Tornel | Murillo | Empresas Tornel | | | | | | | | Historical Contributors: | | | Giovanni | Pirelli | Pirelli Tire | | | Jerry | Shaw | editor of Tires (now Modern Tire Dealer) | | | Charles and John | Gates | International Rubber (Gates Rubber) | | | Phil | Lansdale | 4dayTire Stores | | | Don | Carr | 4dayTire Stores | | | | | | | | Friend of the Industry Award | | | Ira | Feldman | United States Postal Service | | | | | |
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 | Eugene | Beck, Jr. | Beck Tire International |  | John | Sieff | S&M Tire Company | | | | | | | | Historical Contributors: | | | Fernley | Banbury | Farrel Corporation | | | Theodore | Smith | India Rubber Review | | | Marius | Mignol | Groupe Michelin | | | Pierre | Bourbon | Groupe Michelin | | | | | |
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 | John | Lampe | Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc. |  | Mario | Marangoni | Marangoni Group | | | | | |
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 | Marvin F. | Bozarth | Tire Industry Association |  | Thomas "Tom" | Foord | Kal Tire | | | | | 2002 |
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 | Robert "Bob" | Purcell | Purcell Tire & Rubber Company |  | John "Jack" | Woodland | Marangoni North America | | | | | |
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 | George Z. | Bishop | Truflex/Pang |  | Lee | Fiedler | Kelly-Springfield |  | Pam | Gatto | The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company | | | | | |
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 | Harvey | Brodsky | Tire Retread Information Bureau |  | T.O. | Haas | T.O. Haas Tire Company |  | Pat | Rooney | Cooper Tire and Rubber Company |  | Lloyd | Stoyer | Modern Tire Dealer | | | | | |
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 | Garland T. | Duke Jr. | Air Treads, Inc. |  | Ann | Gaither | J.H. Heafner |  | Pauline Chambers | Yost | Tech International |  | Francis | Zrostlik | Stellar Industries |  | Paul | Zurcher | Zurcher Tire / Best One | | | | | |
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 | Joseph J. "Joe" | Kilcoyne | AMF Tire Equipment Division |  | Edward J. "Ed" | Wagner | Tire Technical Services | | | | | 1997 |
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 | Rudy | Holman | AMF Voit Rubber Company |  | Donald M. | MacMillan | Donald MacMillan and Son | | | | | |
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 | George R. | Edwards | Target Tire | | | | | |
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 | Tom B. | Babcox | Babcox Publications |  | G.F. "Sam" | Bauer | Bauer Built, Inc. |  | J.W. "Red" | Gaskins | Southern Tire Company |  | Ivan W. | Gorr | Cooper Tire and Rubber Company |  | George E. | Marshall | Tyres & Accessories |  | Andre | Michelin | Michelin | | Edouard | Michelin | Michelin |  | Charles J. | Pillod, Jr. | The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |  | Keith S. | Rowbotham | Northwest Tire Dealers Association | | | | | |
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 | Bernard D. "Bernie" | Alm | Vulcan Equipment Company Limited |  | Marvin E. | Bruce | TBC Corporation |  | Barry Bennett | Garfield | Tire Guides, Inc. |  | Robert F. | Gatzke | Parnelli Jones, Inc. |  | Herman Karl | Hochschwender | Smithers Scientific Services |  | Arthur W. "Art" | Hudson | Hudson Opom |  | William B. | Thomas | Big O Tires, Inc. | | | | |
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 | Edwin T. | Brodie Jr. | Bandag, Inc. |  | Saul | Ganin | Reynolds Tire & Rubber Corporation |  | Frank A. | Herzegh | B.F. Goodrich Tire Company |  | Don | Olson | Don Olson Firestone |  | Giovanni Battista | Pirelli | Pirelli Tire Company |  | Ernest "Ernie" | Zielasko | Crain Communications | | | | | |
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 | William T. | Fitzgerald | Cooper Tire and Rubber Company |  | John O. | Gillette | Johnny Gillette Tire Company |  | Benjamin Franklin | Goodrich | B.F. Goodrich Tire Company |  | Edward H. | Hogan | Hogan Tire, Inc. |  | Shojiro | Ishibashi | Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. |  | G. William | Malerba | Malerba Silver City Tire Company | | |
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 | Michael A. "Mike" | Berra | Community Tire Company |  | Fred S. | Dresdale | Daley Tire Service |  | John Boyd | Dunlop | Dunlop Tire Company |  | Arden H. | Faris | Retreading Consulting Services |  | Charles | Goodyear | The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |  | Bernard "Bernie" | Kovach | Bill Communications |  | Peter Imre | Kune | Truflex/Pang Rubber Products |  | Zeb | Mattox | Retreading Equipment |  | H. Walker | Noyes | Noyes Tire Company |  | James E. | Reynolds | Reynolds Tire Company | | | | |
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 | Edward S. | Babcox | Tire Review |  | Lloyd O. | Dodson | Vogue Tire Company |  | Harold V. | James | OK Rubber Welder |  | David R. | Lehman | Lehman's Tire Company |  | Dr. Warren W. | Leigh | University of Akron |  | Michael G. "Jerry" | O'Neal | The General Tire and Rubber Company | | | | |
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 | Keith | Barefoot | Tread-X Corporation |  | John | Bean | FMC Corporation |  | William S. "Pete" | Cahill | Cagill Manufacturing Company, Inc. |  | David H. | Dean | Dean Tire and Rubber Company |  | Victor | Holt, Jr. | The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |  | W. Caton | Merchant, Jr. | Merchant's, Inc. |  | James S. | Morrison | Barnes & Dealney Tire Company |  | Melvin C. | Shook, Sr. | Shook Tire Company |  | John W. | Thomas | Firestone Tire and Rubber Company | | |
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 | Gilbert "Gil" | Coats | Hennessy Industries, Inc. |  | Clement O. | Dennis Sr. | Den-Nap Electric Mold Company |  | John A. | Earley | Earley Tire Company |  | Emil B. | Jensen | B & J Manufacturing Company |  | Lewis W.R. | Morley, M.B.E. | Vac-Lug Traction Tyres Limited |  | Robert Wallace | Ritter, Sr. | Easy Pay Tire Company |  | Philip | Sieff | S&M Company |  | Edwin "Eddie" Joel | Thomas | The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |  | Harold H. | Vischer, Sr. | Tread-X Corporation | | | | |
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 | Wayne B. | Brewer | Cooper Tire and Rubber Company |  | John L. | Collyer | B.F. Goodrich Tire Company |  | Irve | Eisbrouch | TBC Corporation |  | Maurice | Gladman | California Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association |  | Lee | Hunter | Hunter Engineering Company |  | Max | Katz | Merchants Tire Supply |  | Stan | Koziara | Stan the Man Tire |  | Louis S. "Lou" | Myers | Myers Tire Supply |  | Griffith F. | Oliver | Oliver Rubber Corporation | | | | |
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 | H.R. "Kelly" | Calamari | El Dorado Tire Company |  | Maurice | Clapp | Clapp Eqipment Company | | | Winston Orlando | Green | Lee Tire and Rubber Company |  | Paul Edward | Hawkinson | Paul E. Hawkinson Company |  | Paul Weeks | Litchfield | The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |  | Bradley E. | Ragan Sr. | Brad Ragan, Inc. |  | Vaughn | Rawls | Rawls Equipment |  | Joseph | Russo | Hercules Tire and Rubber Company |  | Les | Schwab | Les Schwab Tire Centers |  | Thomas Edward "Eddie" | Stolter | Eddies Tire Service |  | James A.
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| | C. Earl | Branick | Branick Industries | | | Roy J. | Carver | Bandag, Inc. |  | E.L. "Red" | Davis | American Retreaders' Association | | | Harvey S. | Firestone | The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company | | | James Harlan | Heafner | Heafner Tire Company | | | J.P. | Hennessy Sr. | Hennessy Industries, Inc. | | | Albert | Hoffman | Hoffman Tire Company | | | Winston W. "Bill" | Marsh | National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association | | | William Francis | O' Neal | The General Tire and Rubber Company | | | Frank A. | Seiberling | The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
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