DETROIT (AP) — 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 ...

Schmidt played college football for Pitt from 1950 to 1952, where he overcame a myriad of injuries to be named a first-team All-American as a senior. Pitt retired Schmidt's No. 65 jersey in 1997.

Everyone is talking about the belief he brought back. The fight for the jersey is back. We have a lot of respect for that and ...

DETROIT (AP) — 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.