 Hood left Celtic in 1976 and, after short spells with San Antonio Thunder in the NASL and Motherwell, ended his playing career with Dumfries club Queen of the South in season 1977–78.After a spell managing Albion Rovers, Hood returned to "Queens" in the summer of 1981 as manager, just after the club had been promoted to the First Division.After his retirement from football, Hood ran a company (named "Lisini", incorporating the names of his three children) which owned and ran several public houses and restaurants in the Greater Glasgow area.