Fate Echols
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Union Springs, Alabama, U.S.
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
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| Positions | Offensive tackle, defensive tackle | ||||
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| Born | June 29, 1939 Union Springs, Alabama, U.S. | ||||
| Died | October 10, 2002 (aged 63) Springfield, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Washington (South Bend, Indiana) | ||||
| College | Northwestern (1958–1961) | ||||
| NFL draft | 1962: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||
| AFL draft | 1962: 3rd round, 21st overall pick | ||||
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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.
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
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]