Bill Nairn

{{Short description|Canadian football player}}

{{Infobox CFL player

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|birth_date={{Birth date|1912|11|16}}

|birth_place=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

|death_date={{Death date and age|1986|5|12|1912|11|16}}

|death_place=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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|Weight_lbs=220

|position1=Guard

|position2=Tackle

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|career_highlights=

• Grey Cup champion ({{CFL Year|1939}})

|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1936}}–{{CFL Year|1940}}

|playing_team1=Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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William Nairn (November 16, 1912 – May 12, 1986) was a Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1939. He is a member of the Blue Bombers Hall of Fame and Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. After his retirement from football he became an official in the WIFU.{{Cite web |url=http://www.manitobahalloffame.ca/honouredmembers/inductee.php?id=408&pa__=&criteria_sort=name |title=Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150422013341/http://www.manitobahalloffame.ca/honouredmembers/inductee.php?id=408&pa__=&criteria_sort=name |archive-date=22 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url = http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=nairnbil001| title = Bill Nairn football statistics on StatsCrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.bluebombers.com/wfc-hall-of-fame|title = WFC Hall of Fame}} He died while playing golf in Winnipeg in 1986."Ex-player, official Bill Nairn dies at 73", Winnipeg Free Press, Tuesday, May 13, 1986, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, pg 53