H. G. Heine Prinzing Collection

H.G. ‘Heine’ Prinzing was born August 25th, 1897. His widowed mother Ida raised Heine and his siblings in Waco, Texas. Prinzing played football at Waco High School with future TCU athlete and coach Dutch Meyer. The two were also teammates when they started at TCU 1917. Prinzing’s athletic ability was apparent as he was a starting player on the team in his freshman year, playing right halfback. During World War I, he trained as a member of the Student Army Training Corps. Prinzing was also a star player on the TCU basketball and baseball teams. In 1920, he suffered a serious injury that ended his athletic career. After graduating from TCU, Prinzing moved back to Waco and was a science teacher and basketball coach at Waco High School, where he worked for over 25 years. Heine Prinzing died January 10, 1972 and is buried in Brenham, Texas.