Joe Schmidt
FameRank: 6

"As coach:"

* Detroit Lions

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* 10× Pro Bowl selection (1955 Pro Bowl/1954, 1956 Pro Bowl/1955, 1957 Pro Bowl/1956, 1958 Pro Bowl/1957, 1959 Pro Bowl/1958, 1960 Pro Bowl/1959, 1961 Pro Bowl/1960, 1962 Pro Bowl/1961, 1963 Pro Bowl/1962, 1964 Pro Bowl/1963)

* 8× First-team All-Pro selection (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963)

* 1× Second-team All-Pro selection (1960)

* 2× NFL Champion (1953, 1957)

* 4× Lions MVP

* NFL 1950s All-Decade Team

* NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team

* Detroit Lions#Retired numbers/Detroit Lions #56 retired

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"Joseph Paul Schmidt" (born January 19, 1932) is a former American football player and coach at both the collegiate and professional levels. His 13-year career with the National Football League's Detroit Lions gained him a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973.

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They're professionals. They're good. I know a lot of them. I've known some of them for over 20 years. They are going to take care of it and represent Missouri very well.

We can wear some teams down this year.

Keeping pressure on the ball, controlling the opponent's set plays and team defense.

These people were really in dire need of help, and we did our best to accommodate their needs, ... If we feel we can make a positive impact, that's where we want to be. ... And we did good.

All these things are best accomplished with their feet on the ground.

They're both driving me crazy.

Playing there will help them get some experience.

I'm just riding the wave until it hits the shore.

I burned what end of the candle I had to burn.