Bill Heindl Sr.

Bill Heindl
Date of birth(1922-05-16)May 16, 1922
Place of birthWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date of deathApril 13, 1979(1979-04-13) (aged 56)
Place of deathWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)HB/FB
US collegeSt. Paul's
Career history
As player
1941Vancouver Grizzlies
1942Winnipeg Blue Bombers

William Heindl Sr. (May 16, 1922 – April 13, 1979) was a Canadian ice hockey and gridiron football player. As a hockey defenceman from 1940 to 1957, he played on two Memorial Cup championship teams in 1941 and 1942. In football, he played for the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1941 and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1942.