Johnny Unitas said he was the best defensive player he ever faced. That's a high compliment

If anything, Schmidt is underrated--he's basically the template for every 4-3 middle linebacker that came after him. You had to be smart enough to diagnose plays and call defensive audibles, fast enough to run sideline to sideline and blitz, and strong enough to fight through offensive linemen to get to the ball carrier. Butkus, Lambert, Ray Lewis, they all followed the path that he blazed.

The one person who disliked this video was Gene Gedman.

Jerry Granville (the narrator) is one hell of a story teller.

Joe Schmidt made the Pro Bowl every year over Ray Nitschke. He should be rated over Ray.

One word, joe Schmidt. Lol

If you ever wonder why the great ray nitschke made only 1 pro bowler, it was because joe schmidt overshadowed him. Now that's legendary

A great HOF linebacker of his era; Jim Brown was always complimentary of his abilities...

22 stitches near his eye...and continues to play...now they sit out with "turf toe". That's all you need to know about the NFL in the 1950's and the NFL today...a lot tougher then!!!

Man imagine the Browns and Detroit in a superbowl now 🤣. Would really wanna see that

Remember when the lions and Browns were in the championship?.....

22 stitches in a preseason game and still played the 2nd half... wtf!

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QB gets absolutely cracked at

I became a Lion fan at the age of 7 snd this man was a big part of it. My Dad, brother and I attended every home game in 1970. Not only was he a great player but he was a great coach. The Lions haven’t had a great defense since Joe was around. God bless him.

ATTENTION PEOPLE: TO ALL REFERENCES ABOUT WHITE ATHLETES: stop saying he was too slow or too small to play the sport because obviously he wasn't. Do not attempt to belittle white athletes to make them seem like they worked harder than non white athletes, because at the highest level all of them had great ability. Thank you

Ya gotta love Glanville: One word on everybody's lips, Joe Schmidt!

This guy needs more likes, he was Great.

He's in APF 2k8 a real football game btw!

Can you imagine a coach telling TJ Watt or Ray Lewis something like that today. Just see what you can out of that other eye. 😵🥺