Former Detroit Lions linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Schmidt died on ... to be named a first-team All-American as a senior. Pitt retired Schmidt's No. 65 jersey in 1997.

(CBS DETROIT) — Joe Schmidt, the Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker ... Pittsburgh Panthers and was named a first-team All-American his senior year. His No. 65 Panthers jersey was retired ...

By Richard Goldstein Joe Schmidt ... Joe played high school football, then became a linebacker and center at the University of Pittsburgh. He was named an All-American by the International ...

Joe Schmidt ... The Lions said Mr. Schmidt’s family informed the team of the death. No cause was noted. One of pro football’s first great middle linebackers, Mr. Schmidt played his entire ...

At Pitt, Schmidt was an All-American middle linebacker (1952 ... I said, ‘OK, I’ll prove it to you.’” “Joe Schmidt is a Pitt football icon,” Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said in a statement.

of his professional football career in Detroit, leading the franchise to two NFL titles before coaching the team for six years (1967-72). “Joe Schmidt had the heart of a Lion, which made it ...

DETROIT — Joe Schmidt ... The Lions said family informed the team Schmidt died Wednesday. A cause of death was not provided. One of pro football’s first great middle linebackers, Schmidt ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. The former linebacker died in hospice ...

When I was a kid, learning all I could about Football & especially the Detroit Lions, every bit of information I read just seemed to indicate that Joe Schmidt was a true superstar,' one fan wrote.

Joe Schmidt, a Pittsburgh native, Pitt legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer with the ... earning first-team All-American honors in 1952. He played for four different coaches during his time ...