He was selected first-team All-American in 1952 and also was ... years after his final collegiate season. "Joe Schmidt is a Pitt football icon," Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi said in a release.

This installment of Lions Legends celebrates the career of former linebacker & head coach, Joe Schmidt. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973, Schmidt played his entire 13-season career ...

With the passing of former Detroit Lions middle linebacker Joe Schmidt, the longtime captain ... A media panel once named the Pro Football Hall of Famer, “Mr. Detroit Lion” and frankly ...