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Greg Nord, the dean of the Cardinal coaching
staff, just finished his 12th season as a member of
the Louisville staff and will return to coaching the
tight ends and was promoted to recruiting
coordinator. He was one of four former assistants
who were retained.
Nord spent the last four seasons as the
assistant head coach and tutoring the running
backs and tight ends for the fourth straight season.
Nord has enjoyed tremendous success tutoring the
Cardinals’ skills position.
Last season, Nord coached Kolby Smith, the
team’s leading rusher with 862 yards and
freshman Anthony Allen, who led the team with
13 touchdowns. In 2005, Michael Bush led the
country in scoring and was a first team All-BIG
East performer.
Bush was a fourth-round selection by the
Oakland Raider and Smith was drafted in the fifth
round by the Kansas City Chiefs.
In 2004, Nord helped lead the Cardinal
rushing attack to a school record 3,005 yards,
including a school record tying 20 rushing
touchdowns by Eric Shelton. With Nord at the
helm of the running backs, the Cardinals set a
school mark for rushing touchdowns with 47.
In his first three seasons as tight ends coach,
Nord watched Ibn Green become a two-time All-
America choice while etching his name in the
NCAA record books as the NCAA Division I-A
all-time leader in receptions by a tight end. Green
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Greg Nord
Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
completed his U of L career as the program’s No. 2
all-time receiver with 217 catches.
Nord also tutored two NFL tight ends in 2003 in
Ronnie Ghent and Richard Owens. Ghent became the
first Conference USA player at any position to earn
first team All-Conference honors for all four years.
As Louisville’s mentor of running backs in 1997,
Nord saw his unit improve drastically as the season
wore on. Nord watched as sophomore Frank Moreau
scored an NCAA record four touchdowns in a quarter
versus East Carolina. Before joining the Cardinal
staff, Nord spent three years as running backs coach
at Georgia Tech (1992-94).
During that time, he coached two All-Atlantic
Coast Conference selections in Dorsey Levens and
William Bell. Nord took the Georgia Tech position
after spending two seasons (1990-91) at East
Carolina.
Nord began his coaching career at Kentucky as a
graduate assistant from 1979-80. In 1981, he moved
into a part-time capacity with the Wildcats before
being rewarded with a full-time position as running
backs coach in 1982.
While coaching the UK running backs, Nord
worked with several of the program’s top career
rushers. A graduate of the University of Kentucky,
Nord lettered three seasons for the Wildcats, playing
center and tight end.
Nord is married to the former Donna Wilbert.
They have two daughters — Amy and Angie
Nord at a Glance
PERSONAL
Birthdate: April 3, 1956
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Alma Mater: Kentucky ‘80
Family: Married to the former Donna Wilbert.
They have two daughters — Amy and Angie.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
1995-2007 Louisville
1992-94 Georgia Tech
1990-92 East Carolina
1982-90 Kentucky
BOWLS AS A COACH
1983 Hall of Fame
1984 Hall of Fame
1991 Peach Bowl
2003 GMAC Bowl
2004 Liberty Bowl
2006 Gator Bowl
2007 Orange Bowl
RECRUITING AREAS
Louisville, Eastern Kentucky, North Georgia,
North Atlanta, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, West
Virginia, Maryland