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 ...

For 13 seasons, Schmidt starred for the Lions and was later the team's head coach from 1967-1972, posting a 43-34-7 record that included four winning campaigns and one playoff berth.

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 ...

(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.

Schmidt was the youngest of four boys. He lost his father and two brothers at an early age and was largely influenced by his older brother, John, who coached Joe's football team when Joe was 14.

Joe Schmidt, a Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the Detroit Lions win NFL championships in 1953 and 1957 and later coached the team, died Sept. 11 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was 92.

Joe Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the Lions win NFL championships in 1953 and 1957 and later coached the team, has died at age 92.

NFL 100: At No. 65, Joe Schmidt, the Lions' QB on defense and football's first great middle linebacker “We are saddened to hear of the passing of Joe Schmidt,” the Lions said in a statement.

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 ...

Joe Schmidt, one of the most iconic players in Detroit Lions history, died at the age of 92. "We are saddened to hear of the passing of Joe Schmidt. Joe was a Lion through and through, having ...

Joe Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the Lions win NFL championships in 1953 and 1957 and later coached the team, has died at age 92. Skip to main content Skip to navigation Menu ...