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    Michael Oher: His Successful Career
    Michael Oher: His Successful Career
    Michael Oher: His Successful Career
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    Michael Oher: His Successful Career

    By Cindy Washington

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    Oher experienced fantastic success in 2004. A popular football user, he received first group All-America honors from USA Today and was provided the possibility to play in the U.S. Army All-America Bowl. He additionally accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Mississippi after getting offers from Tennessee, LSU, Alabama and NC State, amongst others. As a fresher objectionable lineman, Michael Oher played 11 games for the University of Mississippi, starting 10 of them at the right guard position. Oher was selected initially team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News and first team Freshman All-SEC for his play in 2005. In his sophomore period in 2006, Michael Oher became a breakout star in the highly-competitive SEC after a transfer to his even more natural position at left handle.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateApr 20, 2014
    ISBN9781304180339
    Michael Oher: His Successful Career

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      Michael Oher - Cindy Washington

      Conclusion

      Introduction

      Michael Oher: A Life of Triumph

      Michael Oher was born on May 28, 1986, in Memphis, Tennessee. He originated from a defective home and his estranged dad was killed while Oher was in senior high school. Sean and Leigh Ann Tuohy became Oher's legal guardians and he developed into an university football star and a top NFL draft option. Oher's story was told in Michael Lewis's book The Blind Side and the Sandra Bullock film of the extremely Ñame name.

      His father Michael Jerome Williams, Sr. and his mom, Denise Oher, offered their children with little to no support. Michael, Sr. was frequently in prison, and Denise was addicted to break medicine. As a result, Michael, Jr. was in-and-out of foster houses and routinely homeless. He also did incorrectly as a pupil, replicating first grade and 2nd grade and visiting 11 various schools throughout his first nine years as a pupil. Oher's estranged father, was murdered while Oher was a senior in senior high school.

      The young boy was lastly absorbed by Sean and Leigh Ann Tuohy when he was 16, and the Tuohys became Oher's legal guardians when he was 17. In his junior year, Oher began to master football. By the start of his

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