Alumni update: Bob Lord, Ruffin Hamilton

Bob Lord spent four seasons as an assistant coach with the Packers in the mid-'70s.

Today, at 78, he's the oldest active high school coach in Georgia, according to the Walker County Messenger.

Lord has led Fellowship Christian School of Roswell, Ga., to the second round of the Georgia Class A playoffs. That's all the more remarkable when you consider the Paladins (10-1) have played football for only four years.

Lord was the special teams coach under Bart Starr in 1975 and 1976, then was running backs coach under Starr in 1977 and 1978. He spent 12 years in the NFL, 19 as a college coach and 18 as a high school coach.

His Paladins staff is full of NFL veterans, including defensive coordinator Ruffin Hamilton, who played five games at linebacker for the Packers in 1994.

His other assistants include former Broncos quarterback Ken Karcher as offensive coordinator, former Browns quarterback Terry Luck as receivers coach and former Jaguars cornerback Rashid Gayle as defensive backs coach.

-- Jeff Ash, jash@greenbaypressgazette.com