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. The Lions said the family informed 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 ...

Joe Schmidt, the Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker who led the Detroit Lions to their last championship in 1957, died Wednesday, his family told the Free Press on Thursday. He was 92 years old.