William Ernest Pinckert (May 1, 1908 – August 30, 1977) was an American football halfback.

He played college football at the University of Southern California (USC) under head coach Howard Jones.

A younger brother of astrologer Jeane Dixon, Pinckert and his nine siblings were the children of Richard Franz Pinckert, a native of Gräfenhainichen, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, and his wife, Luise Johanne Emma (née Graefe), both Roman Catholics.

[citation needed] Pinckert was consensus selection on the 1930 College Football All-America Team.

[1] Pinckert played in the NFL between 1932 and 1940 for the Boston Braves and the Washington Redskins.