Joe Schmidt
Joseph Paul Schmidt
Born: January 19, 1932
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Deceased: September 11, 2024
Position: LB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 220
College: Pittsburgh
High School: Brentwood (PA)
Career: 1953-1965
Drafted: 1953 in Round 7, #85 overall by the Detroit Lions
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973
Coaching record
Joe Schmidt played from 1953 to 1965 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Schmidt accounted for 18 points in his professional career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 29 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 26 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 294 | 12.2 | 30 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 82 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team
Honors
1954 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
