 Hörður was often a team manager at large sport events, for instance at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer; he was an integral player in the launch of winter sports for the disabled in Iceland.He received the gold award from the Icelandic Sports Association for the Disabled in the year 1994 for his efforts to promote sports among the disabled.During the last years, it was golf that totally captured Hörður’s heart, and he carried out groundbreaking work in enhancing disabled people’s appreciation of the sport.