AKRON, Ohio, June 22, 2016 – Flying above a crowd estimated to exceed 1.3 million, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's (NASDAQ: GT) newest airship, "Wingfoot Two," was above downtown Cleveland today providing aerial television coverage of the victory parade and rally for the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers.

A package of video and photos from this coverage is available for download at: http://bit.ly/28V4PVg. 

Additionally, the blimp will provide aerial coverage of the "Celebration for LeBron James" being held by the city of Akron and the LeBron James Family Foundation at Lock 3 downtown at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 23.

For more information, please contact Emily Cropper at 330-208-6206, or Eddie Ogden at 330-283-4694.

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs approximately 66,000 people and manufactures its products in 49 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.

Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO

/PRNewswire -- June 22, 2016/

SOURCE The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company