DETROIT (AP) — Joe Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the Detroit Lions win NFL championships in 1953 and 1957 ...

Joe Schmidt, the Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker ... Schmidt spent two decades with the Lions as a player and coach, and is one of the most revered figures in franchise history.

Joe Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the Detroit Lions win NFL championships in 1953 and 1957 and later ...

DETROIT — Joe Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the Detroit Lions win NFL championships in 1953 and 1957 and later coached the team, has died. He was 92. The Lions said family informed ...

"Joe Schmidt played in a golden era of middle linebackers ... For 13 seasons, Schmidt starred for the Lions and was later the team's head coach from 1967-1972, posting a 43-34-7 record that ...

“Joe likes to say that at one point in ... When you're up against it, you let both barrels fly.''Schmidt became an assistant coach after wrapping up his career as a player.

By Richard Goldstein Joe Schmidt, the Detroit Lions Hall of Famer ... who played for 13 seasons with the Lions and later served as their head coach, was renowned for anticipating the opposing ...

He became the head coach in 1967 and served in that role ... Martha Firestone Ford, a former Lions owner, remembered Schmidt's legacy. “Joe Schmidt had the heart of a Lion, which made it ...

Detroit Lions’ coach Joe Schmidt watches a long run by Green Bay Packers from the bench sidelines at the opening season game in Green Bay, Wisc., Sept. 17, 1967. AP “As you probably know ...