Michael Oher

Michael Oher

Oher with the Panthers in 2016
No. 74, 72, 73
Position:	Tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1986-05-28) May 28, 1986 (age 38) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school:	Briarcrest (Eads, Tennessee)
College:	University of Mississippi (2005–2008)
NFL draft:	2009 / round: 1 / pick: 23
Career history
Baltimore Ravens (2009–2013) Tennessee Titans (2014) Carolina Panthers (2015–2016)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XLVII) PFWA All-Rookie Team (2009) Jacobs Blocking Trophy (2008) Unanimous All-American (2008) 2× First-team All-SEC (2007, 2008) Second-team All-SEC (2006)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 110 Games started: 110 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Jerome Oher (/ɔːr/; né Williams Jr.;^[1] born May 28, 1986) is an American former football tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football at the University of Mississippi, where he earned unanimous All-American honors as a senior, and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft. He spent his first five seasons with the Ravens and was a member of the team that won Super Bowl XLVII. He later played one season for the Tennessee Titans and his final two for the Carolina Panthers.

Oher's life through his final year of high school and first year of college is one of the subjects of Michael Lewis' 2006 book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, and was dramatized in the 2009 film adaptation.