Michael Jerome Oher, a former offensive tackle in American football who was born on May 28, 1986, played eight seasons in the NFL, largely with the Baltimore Ravens.
He represented the University of Mississippi in college football, and the Ravens selected him in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft after he earned unanimous All-American honors there. He also played for the Tennessee Titans and the Carolina Panthers.
Where did Michael Oher go to college and high school?
Michael Oher attended the University of Mississippi and Briarcrest Christian School
Did Michael Oher play college football?
Yes, Oher played football at a Memphis public high school during his freshman year of high school. He applied for admission to Briarcrest Christian School on the recommendation of Tony Henderson, an auto mechanic with whom he was temporarily residing.
Because Henderson was putting his son in the school to fulfill the dying wish of the boy’s grandmother, Henderson thought Oher might follow. Oher’s application was given to the headmaster by the school’s football coach, Hugh Freeze, and the headmaster agreed to admit Oher if he first completed a home study course.
The headmaster learned that Oher had abandoned the public school system because of his prerequisite, so he allowed him to be admitted despite not completing the course.
