Joe Schmidt
Joseph Paul Schmidt
Position: LB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: January 19, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: Pittsburgh (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 7th round (85th overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 120 (43rd overall since 1950)
10-time Pro Bowler & 8-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1973, finalist in 1971, 1972
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Fine Details · Last updated Nov 9, 2011 3:32PM
| All-Time Rank: #78. Norm Van Brocklin… #79. Marcus Allen… #80. Ken Anderson… #81. JOE SCHMIDT… #82. Thurman Thomas… #83. John Randle… #84. Curtis Martin… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1953 | 21 | DET | LLB | 56 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1954*+ | 22 | DET | LLB | 56 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1955*+ | 23 | DET | RLB | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1956*+ | 24 | DET | MLB | 56 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1957*+ | 25 | DET | MLB | 56 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| 1958*+ | 26 | DET | MLB | 56 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| 1959*+ | 27 | DET | MLB | 56 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| 1960* | 28 | DET | MLB | 56 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| 1961*+ | 29 | DET | MLB | 56 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1962*+ | 30 | DET | MLB | 56 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| 1963* | 31 | DET | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 32 | DET | 56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 33 | DET | MLB | 56 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| Career | 155 | 0 | 24 | 294 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 82 | 1 | 151 | ||||||||
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1954 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1954 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1954 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1955 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1955 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1955 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1960 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1960 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1962 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1962 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1962 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1962 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |