Joe Schmidt, NFL Hall of Famer and Detroit Lions Linebacker, Dies at 92: 'The Heart of Our Team'

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Joe Schmidt, NFL Hall of Famer and Detroit Lions Linebacker, Dies at 92: 'The Heart of Our Team'

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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 — died on Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Lions announced the following day. "Joe was a Lion through and through, having spent his entire career in Detroit, including 13 years as a linebacker and six seasons as our head coach," the Lions' Sept.
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