Owen Sound native Bob Hamley has been hired to lead the front office of National Lacrosse League expansion team Fort Worth.
The organization announced this week Hamley will serve as the team’s vice president of lacrosse operations and general manager.
“Bob brings decades of box lacrosse experience to our organization and has enjoyed success at all levels of the game as a player, a coach and in management roles,” says Fort Worth NLL Managing Partner Greg Bibb in a release. “We are fortunate to have someone of his skill level and experience leading our lacrosse operations and I look forward to working with him as we build a team Fort Worth and North Texas will be proud of and excited to support.”
Hamley, from Owen Sound, has been involved with the NLL for nearly 30 years. He won two league championships as a player with the Buffalo Bandits in 1992 and 1993.
After finishing his playing career in 1995, Hamley got his first NLL coaching job in 2001 first as an assistant with the Albany Attack. He then took over as Columbus Landsharks head coach and general manager in 2002. Hamley’s time behind the bench also included stops in Arizona, Edmonton and Colorado. He has helped guide three teams to NLL championship games.
Fort Worth NLL will begin play in November 2021 as the league’s 14th club. It has yet to select a team nickname, which will be announced along with a logo and colours at a Nov. 17 event.
“I am humbled and honoured to join the Fort Worth NLL organization,” Hamley says in a release. “I would like to thank Bill Cameron and Greg Bibb for their confidence in me to lead the lacrosse operations of the franchise. I am excited to get started on building a winning team on and off the floor.”