| Date of birth: | May 28, 1952 |
| Place of birth: | Columbus, Indiana |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Cornerback |
| College: | Ball State |
| NFL Draft: | 1974 / Round: 5 / Pick 21 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1974-1975 1976-1984 |
New Orleans Saints Chicago Bears |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Terry Richard Schmidt (born May 28, 1952 in Columbus, Indiana) was an American football cornerback in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears. He played college football at Ball State University where he was an All-American. He is the middle son of the late Richard Everett Schmidt (1925–2001) and Norma Caster Waggoner Schmidt (1928-1979.) Dr. Schmidt has two brothers, David Joseph Schmidt (see Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World) and Timothy Wayne Schmidt. He has two children from his first marriage to Deborah Ann Popke Schmidt Phillips, Jonathan Christman Schmidt (born 1976) and Jennifer Lindsay Schmidt Hampson (born 1979.) Dr. Schmidt is currently married to the former Nancy Chamberlain. He has two grandchildren, Madeline Patricia Hampson and Derek Robert Hampson. After completing his football career, Dr. Schmidt attended Loyola University Dental School in Chicago, Illinois where he graduated first in his class in 1989. His entire professional dental career has been spent working in the Veteran's Administration hospital system, first at the North Chicago VA Hospital where he was Chief of Dental Services for six years, and later at the James A. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Schmidt served as Chief of Dental Services at that facility until March, 2009 when he became Chief of Dental Services at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Schmidt is also a commander in the United States Naval Reserve. He and his wife perform missionary dentistry in third world countries, most notably in Central and South America. In March, 2010, Dr. and Mrs. Schmidt made a missionary trip to the African nation of Togo.