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.

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 ...

Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Joe Schmidt has died. He was 92. Schmidt's family said the Detroit Lions' legend died Wednesday. No cause of death was revealed. Schmidt was a 10-time ...

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 ...