Curtis Brown (running back, born 1954) explained

Curtis Brown (running back, born 1954) should not be confused with Curtis Brown (running back, born 1984).

Curtis Brown
Number:	47, 38
Position:	Running back
Birth Date:	December 7, 1954
Birth Place:	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height Ft:	5
Weight Lb:	203
Height In:	10
High School:	St. Charles (MO)
College:	Missouri
Draftyear:	1977
Draftround:	3
Draftpick:	59
Pastteams:	Buffalo Bills Houston Oilers
Statlabel1:	Rushing attempts
Statvalue1:	567
Statlabel2:	Rushing yards
Statvalue2:	2,171
Statlabel3:	Rushing TDs
Statvalue3:	9
Pfr:	BrowCu00

Curtis Jerome Brown (December 7, 1954 – July 31, 2015) was an American football running back with the Buffalo Bills and Houston Oilers in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Missouri.

Brown died July 30, 2015, from a heart attack; he experienced dementia in his later years believed to stem from his playing days.^[1] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), caused by repeated hits to the head.^[2] ^[3]

NFL career statistics

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	BUF	7	0	8	34	4.3	9	0	5	20	4.0	12	1
	BUF	15	10	128	591	4.6	58	4	18	130	7.2	31	0
	BUF	15	15	172	574	3.3	25	1	39	401	10.3	84	3
	BUF	16	16	153	559	3.7	34	3	27	137	5.1	20	0
	BUF	14	8	62	226	3.6	13	0	7	46	6.6	10	1
	BUF	9	3	41	187	4.6	19	0	6	38	6.3	28	0
	HOU	2	0	3	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
		78	52	567	2,171	3.8	58	9	102	772	7.6	84	5

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	BUF	1	1	9	17	1.9	5	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
	BUF	2	0	1	2	2.0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
		3	1	10	19	1.9	5	0	0	0	0.0	0	0

Web site: Former Buffalo Bills running back Curtis Brown, 60, dies. wivb.com. August 2, 2015. June 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614103832/http://wivb.com/2015/07/31/former-buffalo-bills-running-back-curtis-brown-60-dies/. dead.
News: The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) . Concussion Legacy Foundation . July 2, 2023 . July 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230702123543/https://concussionfoundation.org/cte-resources/subconcussive-impacts . dead .
News: Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller . Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease. . . June 20, 2023 . July 2, 2023 .