My Take
I'll be honest, most people know Michael Oher through "The Blind Side," but I always thought that did him a bit of a disservice, because the man was a genuinely great football player in his own right and not just a movie character. At Ole Miss he was a unanimous All-American, and at 6-foot-4 and built like a brick wall, he anchored the left tackle spot the way you draw it up. Then he went out and won a Super Bowl with the Ravens, which is the kind of credential Hollywood can't script for you. I respect that he later pushed back hard on the narrative built around him. He earned his career on the field, and that's the part I think gets underrated.
Overview
Michael Jerome Oher (; né Williams Jr.; born May 28, 1986) is an American former professional football tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning the Jacobs Blocking Trophy in 2008.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Oher
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・オアー
- Reading
- まいける・おあー
- Born
- May 26, 1986 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 200 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.