In 1954, he became headmaster of Clifton College, Bristol and in 1962 was appointed professor of Greek at Bristol University, a post which he held until his retirement in 1973.
В 1954 г. Хаммонд возглавил Clifton College в городе Бристоль и в 1962 г. был назначен профессором греческого языка в Бристольский университет.