Joseph Paul Schmidt was an American professional football player and coach. He played as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions for 13 years from 1953 to 1965. He won two NFL championships with the Lions, and, between 1954 and 1963, he played in ten consecutive Pro Bowl games and was selected each year as a first-team All-Pro player. He was also voted by his fellow NFL players as the NFL's most valuable defensive player in 1960 and 1963, named to the NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973 and chosen as a member of the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019.
Joe Schmidt, American football player and coach (born 1932)
On September 11, in the year 2024, Joe Schmidt, American football player and coach (born 1932). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of September 11, one of 462 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 11, 2024 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Deaths event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 23 August 2026.
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