EXHIBIT 32.1

                                  CERTIFICATION
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
        (SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18,
                               UNITED STATES CODE)

     Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of
the undersigned officers of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies with respect to the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "10-Q Report") that to
his knowledge:

     (1) the 10-Q Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
     or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) the information contained in the 10-Q Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.

                                      /s/ Robert J. Keegan
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                                        Robert J. Keegan,
                              President and Chief Executive Officer
                                               of
                               The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company


                                      /s/ Richard J. Kramer
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                                       Richard J. Kramer,
                      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                               of
                               The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Dated: October 27, 2005