Joe Schmidt’s voice, which once commanded the Detroit Lions defense, is quieter now, softened by his 92 years of living. “Thank you for remembering me,” the Hall of Fame middle linebacker said from ...
Joe Schmidt, a former Detroit Lions linebacker, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and head coach who won two NFL Championships as a player, died Wednesday night at the age of 92, the team ...
A Hall of Famer who played for powerful Detroit Lions teams and later coached them, he embodied a tidal shift in N.F. L. strategy with the rise of the passing game. By Richard Goldstein Joe Schmidt, ...