Frank Herzegh (April 11, 1907 – December 4, 1989) invented the first successful tubeless tire.
Herzegh was born in Cleveland, Ohio, graduating from West Technical High School in 1926.
He played college football for the Case Tech, notably scoring the game winning touchdown in 1927 at Luna Park against rival Western Reserve Red Cats for the 7–6 victory; Case Tech would not win again against their rival until 1948.
[1] Herzegh joined the B.F. Goodrich Corporation, Akron, Ohio as a research and development engineer immediately after graduating Case Tech.
[citation needed] In 1978, he was awarded the Charles Goodyear Medal, the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society, Rubber Division.