 Schmidt's younger brother, Walter Schmidt, was also a major league catcher, playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1916 to 1924.After his playing career ended, Schmidt was employed as a coach for Brooklyn of the National League in 1923, a Pacific Coast League umpire in 1925, a manager at St. Joseph's in 1927, an Atlantic League umpire in 1928, and a coach for the Detroit Tigers in 1929.In the early 1930s, he worked for Ford Motor Company in Detroit and managed the Walkerville baseball team of the Michigan–Ontario League in 1932.