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