Ex-Bill Curtis Brown dies at age 60

Curtis Brown is seen during one of his games as a Bill, this one on Oct. 7, 1979. (Buffalo News archives)Former Buffalo Bills running back Curtis Brown died Thursday in St. Louis, according to a report from KDSK-TV in St. Louis. The 60-year-old was being treated for football-related dementia when he suffered a heart attack on Saturday.

Brown was a third-round draft choice of the Bills and played six of his seven NFL seasons with Buffalo from 1977-82. His best year with the Bills came in 1978 when he rushed for 591 yards on 128 attempts – the year he took over the backfield after O.J. Simpson was traded to San Francisco.

Brown also cracked the 500-yard mark in the next two seasons, 1979 and…