Hord was an 8th round selection (88th overall pick) of the 1957 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Before he joins the Rams, Hord served for two years (1958–1959) in the United States Army, training at Bitburg Air Force Base in Germany.
Hord was drafted as an eighth-round pick of the 1957 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and subsequently served two years (1958–1959) in the United States Army, training at Bitburg Air Force Base in Germany.