| Queen's Gaels | |
 Blugh before a Redblacks game in 2019. | |
| Born: | (1966-05-14)May 14, 1966 (age 58) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | Defensive line coach |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| University | Bishop's |
| High school | Napanee District Secondary |
| CFL draft | 1989, round: 1, pick: 7 |
| Drafted by | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 2005–2010 | Bishop's Gaiters (Head coach) |
| 2011–2012 | Queen's Gaels (Asst. coach) |
| 2013 | Edmonton Eskimos (DL coach) |
| 2014–2019 | Ottawa Redblacks (DL coach) |
| 2020 | BC Lions (DL coach) |
| 2022–present | Queen's Gaels (DL coach) |
| As player | |
| 1989–2000 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2001–2003 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL West All-Star | 1996,1998 |
| Awards | 1996CFL Most Outstanding Canadian 1996Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy |
| Career stats | |
Leroy Blugh (born May 14, 1966) is a former professionalCanadian footballdefensive lineman and thedefensive line coach for theQueen's Gaels ofU Sports football. He played for fifteen seasons in theCanadian Football League (CFL) for two different teams and was the winner of theCFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1996 and is a two-timeCFL West Division All-Star and a81st Grey Cup Champion (1993).[1] In 2015, he was inducted into theCanadian Football Hall of Fame.
Blugh served as the head football coach atBishop's University, his alma mater, from 2005 until his resignation after the2010 season.[2][3] He was named Defensive Line coach for Queen's University in August 2011 and spent two seasons with theGaels.
After one year with theEdmonton Eskimos as their defensive line coach, he was hired by theOttawa Redblacks to serve in the same capacity on February 3, 2014.[4] He spent six seasons with Ottawa, highlighted by a championship win in the104th Grey Cup game. After the Redblacks' head coach,Rick Campbell, resigned and joined theBC Lions, Blugh was announced as part of his 2020 staff on January 6, 2020.[5] However, the team did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the2020 CFL season and Blugh resigned from his position with the Lions on July 20, 2021, for personal reasons.[6] After sitting out for one year, he was named the defensive line coach for theQueen's Gaels on June 6, 2022.[7]
Blugh was born inSaint Vincent and the Grenadines and grew up inNapanee,Ontario, where his family moved when he was five years old.[8]