1931 -
Inducted 2001
Vikings Soccer Club
Born January 11, 1931 in Kiel, Germany. As most kids living in Europe, Heinz started kicking the ball in the streets at an early age. At age 15 Heinz started playing competition soccer for Sud Kiel. In 1950 he joined the Kieler Sports Club, playing for them until he immigrated to the United States in 1953. Arriving in Salt Lake City he joined Caledonia SC, which won the Daynes Challenge Cup that year. Heinz received the "Sportsmanship" trophy that year. In 1955 he joined the Vikings SC where the team won several State Championships, Daynes Challenge Cups and Van Dongen Cups over the next few years. In 1965 Heinz was invited to be the goalkeeper for SC Alemannia on their European tour and also won the Association's "Most Valuable Player" trophy. After spending two years playing for AC Germania and another two years with the Salt Lake Kickers SC Heinz returned to the Vikings SC in 1969 where he continued to play until his retirement in 1982. Additionally, Heinz was selected to the Association's All-Star team continuously during the 1950's and 60's.
