Michael Oher's story is enough to melt the heart of even the most NFL-averse among us — there's a best-selling book and a hit movie to prove it
But he's not just a feel-good tale. Oher — the left tackle from the hardscrabble background who is the subject of The Blind Side — is doing quite well on the field, too. Better yet, the family that took him in and helped steer him to success has stuck with him to this day — they even celebrated with Oher after his Carolina Panthers booked a trip to Super Bowl 50
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Oher was made famous when Michael Lewis published The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game in 2006. The book spotlighted the evolution and increased importance of the left tackle position, but became hit a thanks to Lewis's detailing of Oher's poignant personal story Read more...
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