Curtis Brown (running back, born 1954)
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born | December 7, 1954 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 30, 2015 (aged 60) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | St. Charles (MO) | ||||||||
| College | Missouri | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1977: 3rd round, 59th overall pick | ||||||||
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Curtis Jerome Brown (December 7, 1954 – July 31, 2015) was an American professional 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. 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.