TIA Hall of Fame: 1985-2009

The 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 Harvey Firestone, Charles Goodyear, Andrew Michelin, John Dunlop, Les Schwab and Ernest Zielasko. The Hall of Fame is open to all in the tire industry, including manufacturers, inventors, publishers, equipment suppliers, tire dealers and retreaders.

2009
	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

2007
	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.

2006
	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
2005
	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
2004
	John	Lampe	Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.
	Mario	Marangoni	Marangoni Group
2003
	Marvin F.	Bozarth	Tire Industry Association
	Thomas "Tom"	Foord	Kal Tire
2002
	Robert "Bob"	Purcell	Purcell Tire & Rubber Company
	John "Jack"	Woodland	Marangoni North America
2001
	George Z.	Bishop	Truflex/Pang
	Lee	Fiedler	Kelly-Springfield
	Pam	Gatto	The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
2000
	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
1999
	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
1998
	Joseph J. "Joe"	Kilcoyne	AMF Tire Equipment Division
	Edward J. "Ed"	Wagner	Tire Technical Services
1997
	Rudy	Holman	AMF Voit Rubber Company
	Donald M.	MacMillan	Donald MacMillan and Son
1996
	George R.	Edwards	Target Tire
1995
	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
1994
	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.
1993
	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
1992
	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
1991
	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
1990
	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
1989
	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
1988
	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
1987
	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
1986
	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.	Walsh	Armstrong Tire Service
1985
	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