Hall of Fame
TIA Hall of Fame Nominations 2021
The nomination period for the 2021 Tire Industry Hall of Fame is now open!
The award is open to all individuals in the tire industry, including manufacturers, inventors, publishers, equipment suppliers, tire association executives, tire dealers, tire and rubber recyclers and retreaders. Inductees are chosen based on the following criteria: contribution of new ideas promoting the well-being of the tire industry; service that is exemplary within the tire industry; and the respect of their peers.
The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, July 2, 2021. Persons selected will be recognized Nov. 1, 2021, during the Tire Industry Honors luncheon program prior to the opening of the Global Tire Expo/SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
Submit your nomination here.
TIA Hall of Fame: 1985-2019
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 Bill Fountain of Fountain Tire, John Gamauf of Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, L.L.C., Onkar Kanwar of Apollo Tyres and Ralph “Buddy” Snow of Oliver Rubber.
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2019
 Central Marketing Inc. |
 Fountain Tire Ltd. |
 Tire Industry Safety Council |
2018
 Sumerel Tire |
 BKT Tires |
2017
 The Cabot Corporation |
 Schenuit Tire and Rubber Company |
 DSP 20 Group |
2016
 American Tire Distributors and Tire Pros |
 Liberty Tire Recycling |
 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
 United Tire & Rubber Co. Limited |
2015
 McCord Auto Supply |
 REMA TIP TOP/North America |
 Superior Tire & Auto |
 JK Tyre & Industries Limited |
 Target Tire |
2014
 Coker Tire Company |
 Tech International |
 Purcell Tire & Rubber Company |
2013
 Lex Brodie's Tire Company |
 Dunlap & Kyle Company |
 American Tire Distributors |
2012
 Dunn Tire |
 Discount Tire |
 CIMS |
 Tire Rack |
2011
 Fountain Tire |
 Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire |
 Apollo Tyres |
 Oliver Rubber |
2010
 Western Canada Tire Dealers Association |
 Hawkinson Consulting |
 Tire Performance Indicators |
 Consultant |
 Yokohama |
 White Tire Supply |
2009
 American Crane, Inc |
 Kelsey Tire |
2008
 Morgan Auto Group |
 Central Tire Corporation |
2007
 Big O Tires, Inc |
 Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. |
2006
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Tire Systems Engineering, Inc. |
Empresas Tornel |
2005
 Beck Tire International |
 S&M Tire Company |
2004
 Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc. |
 Marangoni Group |
2003
 Tire Industry Association |
 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
Gatto’s Tire & Service |
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
 Pauline Chambers Yost
Tech International |
 Garland T. Duke Jr.
Air Treads, Inc. |
 Ann Gaither
J.H. Heafner |
 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 and 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. |
 Arthur W. "Art" Hudson
Hudson Opom |
 Herman Karl Hochschwender
Smithers Scientific Services |
 William B. Thomas
Big O Tires, Inc |
1993
 Edwin T. Brodie Jr.
Bandag, Inc. |
 Giovanni Battista Pirelli
Pirelli Tire Company |
 Saul Ganin
Reynolds Tire & Rubber Corporation |
 Frank A. Herzegh
B.F. Goodrich Tire Company |
 Don Olson
Don Olson Firestone |
 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 |
 John Boyd Dunlop
Dunlop Tire Company |
 Fred S. Dresdale
Daley Tire Service |
 Arden H. Faris
Retreading Consulting Services |
 Charles Goodyear
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
 Peter Imre Kune
Truflex/Pang Rubber Products |
 Bernard "Bernie" Kovach
Bill Communications |
 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
 William S. "Pete" Cahill
Cagill Manufacturing Company, Inc. |
 Keith Barefoot
Tread-X Corporation |
 John Bean
FMC Corporation |
 David H. Dean
Dean Tire and Rubber Company |
 Victor Holt, Jr.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
 W. Caton Merchant, Jr.
Merchant's, Inc. |
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James S. Morrison
Barnes & Delaney Tire Company |
 Melvin C. Shook, Sr.
Shook Tire Company |
 John W. Thomas
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company |
1988
 Clement O. Dennis Sr.
Den-Nap Electric Mold Company |
 Gilbert "Gil" Coats
Hennessy Industries, Inc. |
 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 |
 Philip Sieff
S & M Company |
 Edwin "Eddie" Joel Thomas
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
 Harold H. Vischer, Sr.
Tread-X Corporation |
 Robert Wallace Ritter, Sr.
Easy Pay Tire Company |
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 Company |
1986
 H.R. "Kelly" Calamari
El Dorado Tire Company |
 Maurice Clapp
Clapp Equipment Company |
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Wilson Orlando Green
Lee Tire and Rubber Company |
 Paul Edward Hawkinson
Paul E. Hawkinson Company |
 Bradley E. Ragan, Sr.
Brad Ragan, Inc. |
 Vaughn Rawls
Rawls Equipment |
 Joseph Russo
Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. |
 Les Schwab
Les Schwab Tire Centers |
 Thomas Edward "Eddie" Stolter
Eddie's Tire Service |
 James A. Walsh
Armstrong Tire Service |
 Paul Weeks Litchfield
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
1985
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C. Earl Branick
Branick Industries |
Roy J. Carver
Bandag, Inc. |
 E.L. "Red" Davis
American Retreaders Association |
Harvey S. Firestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company |
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James Harlan Heafner
Heafner Tire Company |
J.P. Hennessy Sr.
Hennessy Industries, Inc. |
 Albert Hoffman
Hoffman/Jetzon Tire Company |
William Francis O' Neal
The General Tire and Rubber Company |
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Frank A. Seiberling
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
Winston W. "Bill" Marsh
National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association |
