{"id":6843,"date":"2024-09-12T20:09:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T20:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6843"},"modified":"2024-09-12T20:09:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T20:09:45","slug":"10-time-nfl-pro-bowler-hall-of-famer-has-tragically-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6843","title":{"rendered":"10-Time NFL Pro Bowler &#038; Hall Of Famer Has Tragically Passed Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/detroit-lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Lions<\/a>\u00a0announced the passing of longtime linebacker Joe Schmidt at the age of 92-years-old.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are saddened to hear of the passing of Joe Schmidt.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Marilyn, and the entire Schmidt family as we all mourn his passing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Detroit Lions (@Lions) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lions\/status\/1834295237910339666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Schmidt was among the first great players to go through the Lions organization. He spent all 13 years of his\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0career with Detroit and has more than enough accolades.<\/p>\n<p>From 1954, his second year in the league, until 1963, he made a\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/pro-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro Bowl<\/a>\u00a0every year. That\u2019s 10 straight years of being recognized as one of the best players in your position. That alone was already a major achievement.<\/p>\n<p>However, that wasn\u2019t it for Schmidt. He also made the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SchmJo00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first-team All-Pro nine times<\/a>\u00a0and second-team All-Pro once.<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt was among the first great players to go through the Lions organization. He spent all 13 years of his\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0career with Detroit and has more than enough accolades.<\/p>\n<p>From 1954, his second year in the league, until 1963, he made a\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/pro-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro Bowl<\/a>\u00a0every year. That\u2019s 10 straight years of being recognized as one of the best players in your position. That alone was already a major achievement.<\/p>\n<p>However, that wasn\u2019t it for Schmidt. He also made the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SchmJo00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first-team All-Pro nine times<\/a>\u00a0and second-team All-Pro once.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, he was the team captain for Detroit for nine consecutive years and was the Lion\u2019s MVP four times<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt\u2019s amazing career began as a seventh-round pick from the Lions. In 1973, he was officially immortalized in NFL history by being inducted into the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-joe-schmidt-also-had-a-coaching-career\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joe Schmidt Also Had A Coaching Career<\/h2>\n<p>Schmidt wasn\u2019t ready to give up football just because he retired as a player.<\/p>\n<p>In 1966, he was hired as the Lions\u2019 assistant coach, and after just one season, he was named head coach in 1967.<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt\u2019s final season as head coach was in 1972, concluding six seasons in the position. He compiled a 43-24 record. The furthest he made it in the playoffs was an NFC Divisional Game loss to the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>\u00a0in 1970.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On Thursday, the\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0announced the passing of longtime linebacker Joe Schmidt at the age of 92-years-old. We are saddened to hear of the passing of Joe Schmidt. 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