Curtis Brown (running back, born 1954)

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.

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

Curtis Brown
Born:(1954-12-07)December 7, 1954
St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
Died:July 30, 2015(2015-07-30) (aged 60)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Running back
CollegeMissouri
NFL draft1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 59
Career history
As player
1977–1982Buffalo Bills
1983Houston Oilers

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]

References
  1. "Former Buffalo Bills running back Curtis Brown, 60, dies". wivb.com. 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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