FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RICH JONATHAN D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ [GT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, North American Tire (Last) (First) (Middle) THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, 1144 EAST MARKET STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/30/2005 (Street) AKRON, OH 44316-0001 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/30/2005   F(1)   2,882 D $ 13.36 (1) 0 D   Common Stock 03/30/2005   M(2)   5,654 A $ 6.81 (2) 4,761 D   Common Stock               2,936 (3) I 401(k) Plan (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

2002 Plan Option (5)

$ 6.81

03/30/2005

M

5,654

(6)

12/02/2013

Common Stock

5,654

$ 0

39,346

D

2002 Plan Option (7)

$ 13.36

03/30/2005

A

3,775

03/30/2006

12/02/2013

Common Stock

3,775

$ 0

3,775

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RICH JONATHAN D THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY 1144 EAST MARKET STREET AKRON, OH 44316-0001			President, North American Tire

Signatures

/s/ Bertram Bell, signing as an attorney-in-fact and agent duly authorized to execute this Form 4 on behalf of Jonathan D Rich purusant to a Power of Attorney dated 10/03/2002, a copy of which has been previously filed with the SEC.		04/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	2,882 previously owned shares having a market value of $13.36 per share were delivered in payment of the option price of $6.81 per share for 5,654 shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an option granted under the 2002 Performance Plan (the "2002 Plan").
(2)	5,654 shares were acquired pursuant to the exercise of an option granted under the 2002 Plan. The option purchase price was paid in accordance with the 2002 Plan in the form of 2,882 shares valued in accordance with the 2002 Plan. In addition, 893 shares were withheld to pay Federal withholding taxes as permitted by the 2002 Plan and option grant. As a result of the transactions reported on this form, the reporting person's direct ownership of common stock increased by 1,879 shares.
(3)	Total number of shares of common stock allocated to the account of the reporting person in a Trust established under Goodyear's Employee Savings Plan for Salaried Employees, a 401(k) Plan (the "Savings Plan"), as of the date of this statement as reported by the Plan Trustee.
(4)	The shares are held by a nominee of The Northern Trust Company, the Savings Plan Trustee.
(5)	Exercise of Non-Qualified Stock Option granted on 12/02/2003 under the 2002 Performance Plan (the "2002 Plan").
(6)	The option vests and becomes exercisable in 25% increments over four years commencing one year after the date of grant.
(7)	Pursuant to the terms of the plan, a reload option was granted for the number of shares tendered in payment of the option exercise price and withheld to pay Federal withholding taxes.

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