Name Orville Lee Positions Running back Status Retired Height 1.8 m | CFL status National Weight 91 kg Cfl east all star 1988 College Simon Fraser Clan | |
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Date of birth April 4, 1964 (1964-04-04) (age 51) CFL draft 1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||
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Orville Lee (born April 4, 1964, in Ocho Rios, Jamaica) is a retired Canadian Football League running back.
He was drafted by the Ottawa Rough Riders with the first overall pick in the 1988 CFL Draft from Simon Fraser University. In his rookie year he racked up 1075 rushing yards to lead the CFL becoming only the fifth Canadian (Normie Kwong, Gerry James, Bob Swift and Ron Stewart being the others) to accomplish that feat. He later played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats before retiring in 1992. His son, Jamall Lee was a member of the BC Lions.
He now runs a non-profit organization called Pathfinder Youth Center Society, for at Risk Kids in BC along with his wife Ruth Lee.
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