Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Each year, the International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame & Museum recognizes individuals who have made substantial contributions to the towing and recovery industry. The tradition started in 1986 when the towing and recovery industry realized it was time to display the roots of the profession. Industry professionals came together and selected individuals who made a difference. To honor those chosen few, the Friends of Towing (now ITRHFM) dedicated an entire section of the museum’s walls for portraits of the inductees. Each September a new class is inducted.

Robert Samuel Short, Sr.

Several months prior to his marriage in 1945, Robert Short went into the automotive repair business in Wilmington, Delaware. His first tow truck consisted of a hand operated… Read More

Robert J. Tracey

Robert Tracey organized and continues to operate Tracey's Towing of Lincoln, Massachusetts, one of the leading towing firms in the industry. Robert Tracey has been one of the… Read More

Robert J. Driscoll

Robert Driscoll first entered the towing industry in 1958 and owns and-operates Driscoll's Towing Service, Inc. of Pompano Beach. One of his primary goals is to improve the… Read More

Ralph H. Reavis

In 1928, Ralph Reavis went into business as Auto Parts and Electric and sold his first automotive wrecker that same year. During his fifty years in business, he… Read More

Jerry L. Bullock

Jerry first became involved in the Towing and Recovery business in 1965 as a driver. Two years later he went to work for Nelson Towing and two short… Read More

Helen Sue Jones

Helen Jones is one of those thousand wives who furnished what their husbands needed to become a success. But she did not stop there. She designed and built… Read More