Denis began his volleyball career as a coach in 1972 in Vernon. Shortly after, Denis alongside his wife Barb started the Vernon Volleyball Club in 1975, and included players from Revelstoke to Princeton. Murdoch would move on to teach at Vernon Senior Secondary in 1980, which included a pair of trips to the provincial finals, including a third place finish. The Murdoch’s – known as Mr. and Mrs. Volleyball in the Okanagan– grew the club program to three levels and 12 teams. Murdoch retired from coaching volleyball in 1997, but returned to the game in 2002 and spent five more years as an assistant coach at the school and club level. After retirement, he and Barb would become officials and were recruited to assist with running the Provincial High School Championship in 2016. Denis was awarded a lifetime membership by Volleyball BC in 2018.

Listen to Barb and Denis’ Hall of Fame Induction Podcast HERE