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Fate Echols
No. 63
Position:Offensive tackle / Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1939-06-29)June 29, 1939
Union Springs, Alabama, U.S.
Died:October 10, 2002(2002-10-10) (aged 63)
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:258 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:Washington
(South Bend, Indiana)
College:Northwestern (1958–1961)
NFL draft:1962 / round: 1 / pick: 6
AFL draft:1962 / round: 3 / pick: 21
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Fate Leonard Echols (June 29, 1939 – October 10, 2002) was an American professional football tackle who played two seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cardinals in the first round of the 1962 NFL draft after playing college football at Northwestern University.

Early life

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Fate Leonard Echols was born on June 29, 1939, in Union Springs, Alabama.[1] He played high school football Washington High School in South Bend, Indiana as a lineman.[1][2] He was named all-league during his junior and senior seasons.[2] Echols was a team captain in 1957.[2] He was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in 2013.[2]

College career

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Echols was a member of the Northwestern Wildcats of Northwestern University from 1958 to 1961 and was a two-year starter.[1][3] As a senior in 1961, he earned Associated Press second-team All-Big Ten Conference and United Press International first-team All-Big Ten honors.[4][5] He was invited to the East–West Shrine Game after his senior season.[6] In December 1961, he visited a hospital for sick children with the rest of the Shrine game players.[6]

Professional career

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In December 1961, Echols was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round, with the sixth overall pick, of the 1962 NFL draft and by the New York Titans in the third round, with the 21st overall pick, of the 1962 AFL draft.[7] He signed with the Cardinals on December 8, 1961.[8] He was released on September 12, 1962, but late re-signed.[8] Echols then played in five games during the 1962 season before being placed on injured reserve.[8][7] He appeared in three games, starting one, for the Cardinals in 1963 before being released on October 8, 1963.[8][7]

Echols signed with the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles on October 14, 1963.[8] He was released on October 24, 1963, without appearing in a game.[8]

Echols was signed by the Washington Redskins of the NFL on June 10, 1966.[8] He was released on August 10, 1966.[8]

Echols signed with the Cincinnati Bengals of the AFL in 1968.[8] He was later released on July 29, 1968.[8]

Death

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Echols died on October 10, 2002, in Springfield, Illinois.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "FATE ECHOLS". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Washington honors hall of fame class". The South Bend Tribune. January 27, 2013. pp. B8. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  3. ^ From, Al (November 22, 1961). "Fate Echols Tackle Star For Wildcats". The South Bend Tribune. p. 53. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "Stephens Unanimous Choice on Big Ten". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 28, 1961.
  5. ^ "Saimes and MacRae Selected on All-Big Ten Football Team". The Holland, Michigan, Evening Sentinel. November 29, 1961. p. 16.
  6. ^ a b "Crippled Kids, Shrine Stars Hit It Off Big in Hospital Visit". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Associated Press. December 22, 1961. pp. 3B. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Fate Echols". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Fate Echols NFL Transactions". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
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