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.

Joe Schmidt, 92, Dies; Made Middle Linebacker a ‘Defensive Quarterback’ A Hall of Famer who played for powerful Detroit Lions teams and later coached them, he embodied a tidal shift in N.F. L ...

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 ...

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, 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.

Joe Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who led the Detroit Lions to their last championship in 1957, died Wednesday. He was 92 years old.

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 ...

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

Joe Schmidt, a Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the Detroit Lions to two NFL Championships in the 1950s and later coached the team, has died. He was 92.

Joe Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who led the Detroit Lions to their last championship in 1957, died Wednesday. He was 92 years old.

He was “one of the proudest Lions you will ever meet,” the NFL team said in a statement Joe Schmidt, a two-time NFL champion linebacker, has died. He was 92. The Detroit Lions star — who ...

(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 ...