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
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View Details For: 3 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | |||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1960* | 28 | DET | MLB | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1961*+ | 29 | DET | MLB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 155 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
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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)
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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 |