Goodyear may relate to:

Companies

  • Edward Goodyear, a florist company in London
  • The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, named for inventor of vulcanization, Charles Goodyear
  • Lumber and railway companies owned by lawyer and businessman Charles W. Goodyear, including:
  • Goodyear Lumber Company
  • Goodyear Redwood Company (1916–1932) which owned a mill in Elk, Mendocino County, California

People

  • Goodyear (surname)
  • Goodyear family
  • Anson Conger Goodyear, businessman; leader of the American National Theater and Academy
  • Charles Goodyear, inventor of rubber vulcanization and the namesake (not owner, however) of The Goodyear Rubber and Tire Company
  • Charles W. Goodyear, lawyer and businessman; owner of lumber and railway companies
  • Charles Waterhouse "Chip" Goodyear IV, business executive at BHP, a mining and metals company
  • Frank H. Goodyear, brother of Charles W. Goodyear; also a businessman
  • Stephen Goodyear, founder of the New Haven Colony and its Deputy Governor from 1643 to 1658
  • Miles Goodyear, a trapper in the 1800s

Places

  • Goodyear, Arizona, a city in the United States
  • Goodyear Ballpark, a baseball field owned by the city of Goodyear
  • Phoenix Goodyear Airport, a public airport nearby the city of Goodyear
  • Goodyear Village, Arizona, of the Gila River Indian Community
  • Goodyear Airdock, located in Akron, Ohio
  • Goodyear Block, a commercial building in Manchester, Michigan
  • Goodyear Polymer Center, a research center of the University of Akron
  • Goodyear Thunderdome, motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Australia

Sports

  • Goodyear F.C., a football club in Northern Ireland
  • Goodyear Centennials, a baseball team in Goodyear, Arizona
  • Goodyear Eagles, a cricket team in South Africa now known as the Knights
  • Goodyear League, a European basketball league now known as the Adriatic Basketball Association
  • Goodyear Silents, a semi-pro football team of deaf players, from 1915 to 1927
  • Detroit Bright's Goodyears, a minor league ice hockey team from 1945 to 1949

Other uses

  • Charles Goodyear Medal, award recognizing scientists in the rubber industry
  • Goodyear MPP, a supercomputer built by Goodyear Aerospace in 1983
  • Goodyear welt, a durable method of shoe construction invented by Charles Goodyear Jr.

See also