Fate Echols

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 Fate Leonard Echols was born on June 29, 1939, in Union Springs, Alabama. He played high school football Washington High School in South Bend, Indiana as a lineman. He was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in 2013. 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. He was invited to the East–West Shrine Game after his senior season. In December 1961, he visited a hospital for sick children with the rest of the Shrine game players. He signed with the Cardinals on December 8, 1961.

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

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

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

Personal life Echols died on October 10, 2002, in Springfield, Illinois.