Carthage College Athletics

From Fond du Lac, Wis., Bill Heinkel lettered four times in football (1967-70) and four times in baseball (1968-71).  In football, he was named first-team All-CCIW in both 1967 and 1968 and led the league in rushing in 1967.  In baseball, Heinkel earned all-conference honors in 1971,  He was also a speed skater, winning five national championships, competing internationally and earning a spot on 12 national training teams.  He came up short on bids to make the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics teams