Blake Nill
| UBC Thunderbirds | |
| Date of birth | February 16, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Hanna, Alberta |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | DL |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| College | Calgary |
| CFL draft | 1983 / Round: 3 / Pick: 19 |
| Drafted by | Montreal Concordes |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1992–1997 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men (DC) |
| 1998–2005 | Saint Mary's Huskies (HC) |
| 2006–2014 | Calgary Dinos (HC) |
| 2015–present | UBC Thunderbirds (HC) |
| As player | |
| 1983–1986 | Montreal Concordes |
| Awards | 1999 CIS Coach of the Year |
| Honours | 3x Vanier Cup champion – (2001, 2002, 2015) |
Blake Nill (born February 16, 1962 in Hanna, Alberta[1]) is a former Canadian football defensive lineman and the current head coach for the University of British Columbia's football team, the UBC Thunderbirds.[2] Previously, Nill became Calgary's head coach in 2006 after serving as head coach for the Saint Mary's Huskies football team for eight years. His Huskies teams appeared in four Vanier Cups, winning in 2001 and 2002 while losing in 2003 and 1999. As head coach of the Dinos, his teams had appeared in three Vanier Cups, losing all three times, in 2009, 2010, and 2014. In his first year as head coach of the Thunderbirds, he won his third Vanier Cup in 2015. As a professional player, he played for four seasons for the Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League. Collegiately, he also played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos.