He played professionally for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Cardinals.

Schmidt was born in Chicago and attended Theodore Roosevelt High School.

[1] He played college football at Lewis University[2] and Illinois Tech.

[3] He first played in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers during the 1952 NFL season,[4] joining the Packers as a free agent.

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