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Joe Schmidt

Joseph Paul Schmidt

Position: LB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: January 19, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: Pittsburgh

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1973

10-time Pro Bowler & 8-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 7th round (85th overall) of the 1953 Draft

Coaching Record

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1953 21 DET LLB 12 0 2 51 0 30
1954*+ 22 DET LLB 12 0 2 13 0 13
1955*+ 23 DET RLB 12 0 0 8 17 0
1956*+ 24 DET MLB 12 0 1 7 0 7
1957*+ 25 DET MLB 12 0 1 8 0 8 0 1 5 0
1958*+ 26 DET MLB 12 0 6 69 0 25 2 3 0 0
1959*+ 27 DET MLB 12 0 1 17 0 17 1 1 41 0
1960* 28 DET MLB 10 0 2 46 1 29 0 1 14 1
1961*+ 29 DET MLB 14 0 4 38 1 26
1962*+ 30 DET MLB 14 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0
1963* 31 DET 10 0 0 1 0 0
1964 32 DET 9 0 0 1 5 0
1965 33 DET MLB 14 0 4 42 0 14
Career 155 0 24 294 2 30 3 17 82 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1953 21 DET LLB 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1954*+ 22 DET LLB 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1955*+ 23 DET RLB 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Career 155 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1960* 28 DET MLB 10 0 1 1 12
1961*+ 29 DET MLB 14 0 1 6
Career 155 0 1 2 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963

1st-team All-Pro

1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1961
1962

Non-Offensive TDs

1960 NFL 2 (1)
1961 NFL 1 (10)

Fumbles Recovered

1955 NFL 8 (1-- 6)
1958 NFL 3 (10)
Career 17 (148)

Fumble Return Yds

1959 NFL 41 (6)
1960 NFL 14 (6)
Career 82 (184)

Fumble Return TD

1960 NFL 1 (1)

Interceptions

1958 NFL 6 (7)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1960 NFL 1 (2)
1961 NFL 1 (5)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1954 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1954 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1954 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1955 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1956 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1960 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1960 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1962 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1962 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1962 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1962 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL