Murray Orvis was inducted into the ACAC Hall of Fame posthumously on Wednesday (Courtesy, Orvis family).
Murray Orvis was inducted into the ACAC Hall of Fame posthumously on Wednesday (Courtesy, Orvis family).
February 7, 2024

Longtime former Griffins men's soccer coach Murray Orvis honoured with ACAC Hall of Fame induction

MacEwan Athletics

EDMONTON – Longtime former Griffins men's soccer head coach Murray Orvis will be inducted into the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference Hall of Fame posthumously on May 10, the conference announced Wednesday.

Orvis, who has been on the Griffins' Wall of Distinction since 2004, began a lengthy and decorated coaching career with the MacEwan men's soccer program in 1988 and went on to become head coach of the team for 16 of the next 20 seasons.

Orvis passed away in 2018 and a Celebration of Life was held at MacEwan.

You can read more about his legacy with the Griffins here.

Orvis was one of the most decorated ACAC soccer coaches of all time, winning 112 of 179 regular season games at the helm of the Griffins, adding 13 playoff wins, including guiding MacEwan to a CCAA bronze medal in 2006 and two ACAC Championships (1998 and 2005). 

His teams won a total of eight ACAC medals over his tenure.

Orvis was named ACAC Coach of the Year three times (1994, 1999 and 2007) and was honoured with the conference's Ron Lavery Fair Play award in 1998 for informing the NAIT coaching staff they were at risk of forfeiture by potentially playing an ineligible player.

Orvis also served as the ACAC Soccer Convenor for several seasons and was a huge force in guiding the growth of the sport in the conference.

His name emblazons a trophy awarded annually to MacEwan's Team of the Year.