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=== Honors ===
[[File:Olympic flag carried into BC Place at 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|Orr (centre, back), one of eight Canadians to carry the Olympic flag during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics opening ceremonies]]
In 1970, Orr received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement|website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#sports|access-date=August 28, 2020|archive-date=December 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215023909/https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#sports|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1979, Orr was invested as an officer in the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Ottawa Citizen |title=Order of Canada Presented to 62 |date=October 25, 1979 |page=8 |author=Canadian Press}}</ref> The official citation on why he received the honor reads, “For his unique achievements as a professional hockey player of international renown and for his interest in young athletes, to whom he devotes much of his spare time.”<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mr. Robert G. Orr|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-13658|website=The Governor General of Canada|access-date=2025-11-29|language=en}}</ref>
Two buildings in his hometown of Parry Sound are named after Orr. The first is the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame, where his Order of Canada medal is on display along with other exhibits, on Orr's childhood, charity work while also including multiple pieces of his memorabilia from his career.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exhibits < Bobby Orr Hall of Fame|url=https://bobbyorrhalloffame.com/exhibits/|website=Bobby Orr Hall of Fame|access-date=2025-11-29|language=en-CA}}</ref> The second is the Bobby Orr Community Centre, a multi-purpose entertainment facility.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bobbyorrhalloffame.com/ |title=Bobby Orr Hall of Fame website |access-date=July 13, 2009 |archive-date=November 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102101809/http://www.bobbyorrhalloffame.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Orr was inducted into [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]] as an individual in 1982, and as a member of Canada's Summit Series in 2005.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Hall of Famers {{!}} Canada's Sports Hall of Fame {{!}} Home: Mobile |url=https://halloffamers.sportshall.ca/mobile.html#bobby_orr |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=halloffamers.sportshall.ca}}</ref> In 1982, Orr received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from [[Siena University (New York)|Siena University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary Degree Recipients |url=https://www.siena.edu/alumni-and-giving/alumni-engagement/awards-recognitions/honorary-degree-recipients/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250809234530/https://www.siena.edu/alumni-and-giving/alumni-engagement/awards-recognitions/honorary-degree-recipients/ |archive-date=2025-08-09 |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=Siena College}}</ref> In 1984 Orr, was the commencement speaker for [[Northeastern University]] and received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary degree recipient Bobby Orr with President Ryder |url=https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:182290 |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=Northeastern University Library}}</ref> In 1995, Bobby Orr was inducted into the [[Ontario Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web |title=Bobby Orr |url=http://oshof.ca/index.php/honoured-members/item/103-bobby-orr |website=oshof.ca |publisher=[[Ontario Sports Hall of Fame]] |access-date=September 23, 2014 |archive-date=December 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229012136/http://www.oshof.ca/index.php/honoured-members/item/103-bobby-orr |url-status=dead }}</ref> Orr has been honoured with a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] in Toronto.<ref name="oct92008" /> In 2004, an elementary school in South Oshawa named after Orr opened.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bobby Orr Public School|url=http://www.ddsb.ca/Schools/OurSchools/Pages/Bobby-Orr-P-S.aspx|access-date=April 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416231416/http://www.ddsb.ca/Schools/OurSchools/Pages/Bobby-Orr-P-S.aspx|archive-date=April 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On November 27, 2008, the Oshawa Generals retired Orr's number 2 jersey; the Generals had not issued the number since Orr transferred to the NHL in 1966. Orr thanked all who helped him in the four years he played in Oshawa: "I did a lot of growing up in Oshawa from ages 14 to 18 and I'll be forever grateful for those people who helped me in that time of my life."<ref>{{cite news |work=The Globe and Mail |date=November 28, 2008 |title=Generals Retire Orr's no. 2 |page=S02}}</ref> In 2004 Orr was ranked the 19th [[The Greatest Canadian|greatest Canadian]] in a poll by CBC which received more than 1.2 million votes.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wall|first=Karen L.|title=Game Plan: A Social History of Sports in Alberta|publisher=University of Alberta Press|year=2012|isbn=978-0888645944|page=276 pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Sornberger|first=Joe|title=Dreams and Due Diligence: Till & McCulloch's Stem Cell Discovery and Legacy|publisher=University of Toronto Press|year=2011|isbn=978-1442644854|page=? pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=MacGregor|first=Roy|title=Canadians: A Portrait Of A Country And Its People|publisher=Penguin Canada|year=2008|isbn=978-0143053088|page=? pp}}</ref>

Orr was one of eight Olympic flag bearers at the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony]].<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=February 14, 2010|title=Marsh winners carry the flame|page=S6}}</ref> The [[Bobby Orr Trophy]] named in Orr's honor, is awarded annually to the champion of the Eastern conference playoffs in the [[Ontario Hockey League]]. The defunct [[Central Hockey League (1963–84)|CHL]] also awarded their own annual [[Bobby Orr Trophy (CHL)|Bobby Orr trophy]] that was given to the league's best defenceman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobby Orr Trophy award winners at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=25 |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}</ref> In 2012, he received the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/diamond-jubilee-gala-toasts-exceptional-canadians-1.1226414| title=Diamond Jubilee Gala toasts exceptional Canadians| date=June 18, 2012| publisher=CBC| access-date=June 19, 2012| archive-date=June 19, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619053044/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/06/18/jubilee-gala-toronto.html| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Orr was one of 5 NHL defencemen to be honored on Canada's official set of Original Six era postage stamps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Bobby Orr Canadian Stamp Unveiled |url=http://www.bostonbruinsalumni.com/1/post/2014/10/new-bobby-orr-canadian-stamp-unveiled.html |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=BOSTON BRUINS ALUMNI |language=en}}</ref> In 2024 Orr returned to the [[TD Garden]] to take part in the Bruins Centennial celebrations as he was named to the [[List of Boston Bruins award winners|Boston Bruins All-Centennial Team]].<ref name=":2" />