Joe Schmidt, centerpiece of Detroit Lions defense, dies at 92 Mr. Schmidt helped define the position of middle linebacker in his Hall of Fame career with the Lions from 1953 to 1965 and then as coach.

University of Pittsburgh’s first Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee Joe Schmidt has died.Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the Detroit Lions win NFL championships in 1953 and 1957 ...

Joe Schmidt, a two-time NFL champion linebacker, has died. He was 92. The Detroit Lions star — who played and coached for the team from 1953 to 1972 before his Hall of Fame induction in 1973 ...

Former Detroit Lions great and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Joe Schmidt died Wednesday at the age of 92, the team and Hall of Fame announced Thursday. Schmidt played 13 seasons with the ...

Former Detroit Lions linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Schmidt died on Wednesday. He was 92 years old.

Detroit Lions legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Joe Schmidt has died at the age of 92 ...

PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers star linebacker Joe Schmidt died at 92 years old on Sept. 11, his family told the Detroit Free Press. The embodiment of Pitt and Pittsburgh toughness. Schmidt ...

DETROIT — 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. The Lions said family ...

(CBS DETROIT) — Joe Schmidt, the Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker and Detroit Lions legend, has died at age 92. Schmidt's family said he died on Wednesday, the Lions organization announced ...

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.

Legendary Detroit Lions linebacker Joe Schmidt has died at 92, the team announced in a statement Thursday. Schmidt died on Wednesday, but a cause of death wasn't revealed.