Goodyear: Difference between revisions

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Goodyear may relate to:

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

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

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

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.

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 == Companies ==
-* [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company]]
+* [[Edward Goodyear]], a florist company in London
-* [[Goodyear Redwood Company]], foresting company operated from 1916 to 1932
+* [[The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company]], named for inventor of vulcanization, Charles Goodyear
-* [[Edward Goodyear]], a florist company in London, England
+* Lumber and railway companies owned by lawyer and businessman [[Charles W. Goodyear]], including:
-* [[Charles W. Goodyear|Goodyear Lumber Company]], one of many lumber and railway companies owned by Charles W. Goodyear
+** 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
+** [[Chip Goodyear|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