As a player, Ormond was well known as one of Hibernian's Famous Five forward line, winning three league championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
The other forwards were Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Gordon Smith and Eddie Turnbull, who each scored over 100 goals for the club.
Ormond scored a total of 187 goals in 503 appearances in all games for Hibs and won the Scottish League Championship three times.
The abilities of players such as John Connolly, Henry Hall, Kenny Aird and Jim Pearson enhanced the attacking style of play.
Scotland beat Zaire and drew with Brazil and Yugoslavia to return home as the only unbeaten team in the tournament.
[9] UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying was unsuccessful in large part due to losing 2–1 at home to Spain in the campaign opener.
On 5 February 1975 he sent Paul Wilson on as a 75th-minute substitute in the return game in Valencia (a 1–1 draw);[8] this was the only appearance by a non-white footballer in the Scotland national team in the 20th century.