Orville Lee (born April 4, 1964) 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.

Orville Lee

He now runs a non-profit organization called Pathfinder Youth Center Society, for at Risk Kids in BC along with his wife Ruth Lee.

Orville Lee

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Living people

1964 births

Canadian football running backs

Canadian players of Canadian football

Jamaican players of Canadian football

Hamilton Tiger-Cats players

Ottawa Rough Riders players

Saskatchewan Roughriders players

Simon Fraser Red Leafs football players

Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners

Sportspeople from Saint Ann Parish

Jamaican emigrants to Canada

Orville Lee