Heinie
Appearance
Heinie may refer to:
- A slang term for the buttocks
- A derogatory term used for German soldiers that originated in World War I, short for Heinrich; also a crewcut haircut (from the stereotypical German soldier's haircut)
- Heineken International, a Dutch brewing company
- A popular nickname for German and German-American baseball players (particularly those named Henry—"Heinrich" in German) in the early part of the 20th century. At least 22 Major League Baseball players went by the nickname Heinie, including:
- Heinie Beckendorf (1884–1949)
- Heinie Berger (1882–1954)
- Heinie Elder (1890–1958)
- Heinie Groh (1889–1968)
- Heinie Heitmuller (1883–1912)
- Heinie Heltzel (1913–1998)
- Heinie Jantzen (1890–1948)
- Heinie Kappel (1863–1905)
- Heinie Manush (1901–1971)
- Heinie Meine (1896–1968)
- Heinie Mueller (outfielder) (1899–1975)
- Heinie Mueller (second baseman) (1912–1986)
- Heinie Odom (1900–1970)
- Heinie Peitz (1870–1943)
- Heinie Reitz (1867–1914)
- Heinie Sand (1897–1958)
- Heinie Scheer (1900–1976)
- Heinie Schuble (1906–1990)
- Heinie Smith (1871–1939)
- Heinie Stafford (1891–1972)
- Heinie Wagner (1880–1943)
- Heinie Zimmerman (1887–1969)
- Other famous Heinies include:
- Harry C. Aderholt (1920–2010), U.S. Air Force brigadier general nicknamed "Heinie"
- Heinie Beau (1911–1987), jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist and clarinetist
- Heinie Conklin (1886–1959), an actor who was a regular in Mack Sennett comedies in the silent era.
- Heinie Miller (1893–?), early National Football League (NFL) player
- Heinie Schultz, played in the American Professional Football Association in 1920
- Heinie Weisenbaugh (1914–1965), NFL running back