Curtis Brown (running back, born 1954)

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

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.

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: 3rd round, 59th pick
Career history
Buffalo Bills (1977–1982) Houston Oilers (1983)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts: 567 Rushing yards: 2,171 Rushing TDs: 9 Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

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

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