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.

Bob J. Swaney

Elected:           January 15, 2003 Inducted:        October 18, 2003 Born:                August 15, 1941 Although single today, Bob Swaney has two children by a former marriage, adult daughters Sharry and… Read More

Allen J. Price

Elected:           January 15, 2003 Inducted:        October 18, 2003 Born:                October 13, 1941 in Greenwood, South Carolina Allen and his wife, Margaret, have raised three children, Allen J. Price,… Read More

Roger Rinder

Roger Rinder was born in 1946 of a French father and German mother. He thinks of the union as the first step in the reconciliation of those two… Read More

Roger E. Barnett

Roger Barnett was born in 1942 in Bisbee, Arizona. His father, George, worked in a copper mine and also owned a gas station and feed store at which… Read More

William R. Houston

William R. Houston (Randy Houston) was born in 1953 in Omak, Washington. He is the eldest of three boys and a third generation tower. His parents, William F.… Read More

Lavern Gibson

Lavern began his towing career while in high school towing for his father’s service station with a 1948 ¾ ton pick-up and a Manley hand crank winch and… Read More