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Podcast Episode Explores “The Blind Side” and Hollywood’s Overlook American football player Michael Oher has filed a lawsuit against the Tuohy family, who took him in when he was 17, claiming they duped him into a conservatorship that allowed them to make business deals on his behalf. Oher was uncomfortable with how his life story … Read more
Of course America loved “The Blind Side,” the 2009 movie about a homeless and hapless Black teenager rescued from a bleak future by a wealthy, white family. It was based on the true story of the Tuohy family, led by Sean and Leigh Anne, who took the future N.F.L. player Michael Oher into their home … Read more
In late 2009 I was sent to Baltimore for a Sports Illustrated feature story on Michael Oher, a rare household name among NFL offensive linemen. Oher was a few months into his rookie year and on the brink of a critical showdown against the Indianapolis Colts. In the book version of The Blind Side, which … Read more