Joseph Paul Schmidt (January 19, 1932 – September 11, 2024) was an American professional football player and coach. He played as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions for 13 years from 1953 to 1965.

Sep 12, 2024 · Joe Schmidt, the Detroit Lions Hall of Famer who played a pioneering role in the emergence of pro football’s glamorous middle linebacker spot while starring on two league championship teams in ...

Sep 13, 2024 · Joe Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the Detroit Lions win NFL championships in 1953 and 1957 and later coached the team, has died. He was 92.

Sep 12, 2024 · Joe Schmidt, a former Detroit Lions linebacker, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and head coach who won two NFL Championships as a player, died Wednesday night.

Sep 13, 2024 · Joe Schmidt, a Detroit Lions legend and Hall of Famer, has died at the age of 92, his family said in statement published by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The former linebacker died in hospice ...

Sep 12, 2024 · A versatile talent who revolutionized his position, Lions legend and Hall of Fame LB Joe Schmidt died at the age of 92 on Wednesday.

Sep 13, 2024 · Joe Schmidt, legendary Detroit Lion linebacker, coach, and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, died September 11, 2024 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida at the age of 92.

Sep 12, 2024 · Joe Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who led the Detroit Lions to their last championship in 1957, died Wednesday, his family told the Free Press on Thursday. He was 92 years old.