Curtis Brown (running back, born 1954)

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Not to be confused with Curtis Brown (running back, born 1984).

Curtis Brown
No. 47, 38
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born:(1954-12-07)December 7, 1954
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died:July 30, 2015(2015-07-30) (aged 60)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Charles (MO)
College:Missouri
NFL draft:1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 59
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:567
Rushing yards:2,171
Rushing TDs:9
Player stats at PFR

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[edit]

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season[edit]

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1977 BUF 7 0 8 34 4.3 9 0 5 20 4.0 12 1
1978 BUF 15 10 128 591 4.6 58 4 18 130 7.2 31 0
1979 BUF 15 15 172 574 3.3 25 1 39 401 10.3 84 3
1980 BUF 16 16 153 559 3.7 34 3 27 137 5.1 20 0
1981 BUF 14 8 62 226 3.6 13 0 7 46 6.6 10 1
1982 BUF 9 3 41 187 4.6 19 0 6 38 6.3 28 0
1983 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

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1980 BUF 1 1 9 17 1.9 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1981 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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Former Buffalo Bills running back Curtis Brown, 60, dies". wivb.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "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". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

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