“We are sad to hear of the passing of Joe Schmidt,” the Lions said in ... his entire career in Detroit, including 13 years as a linebacker and six seasons as our head coach.

Legendary Detroit Lions linebacker Joe Schmidt has died at 92 ... When you're up against it, you let both barrels fly.'' ...

I was 5 when the Detroit ... to a Lions practice session at what was then Briggs Stadium. (You may know it as Tiger Stadium.) When practice finished, a towel-draped Captain Joe Schmidt took ...

This installment of Lions Legends celebrates the career of former linebacker & head coach, Joe Schmidt. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973, Schmidt played his entire 13-season career ...