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Michael Oher

1986 - Today

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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. Oher was selected in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens, where he spent his first five seasons 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's 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game and was dramatized in the 2009 film adaptation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Michael Oher is the 8th most popular american football player (up from 14th in 2024), the 11,140th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,532nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular American American Football Player.

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Michael Oher ranks 8 out of 63. Before him are Jim Brown, Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Patrick Mahomes, Dan Marino, and Johnny Unitas. After him are Brett Favre, Aldo Donelli, Joe Namath, Peyton Manning, Dick Butkus, and Cam Newton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Michael Oher ranks 190. Before him are Yohan Cabaye, May Calamawy, Inbar Lavi, Pentala Harikrishna, Charlyne Yi, and Lea Michele. After him are Camilla Belle, James Deen, Riyo Mori, Cristián Zapata, Ola Toivonen, and Lauren Boebert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Oher ranks 11,142 out of 20,380. Before him are Sid Wilson (1977), Corey Stoll (1976), James Badge Dale (1978), Lea Michele (1986), Hiram Johnson (1866), and Jane Dee Hull (1935). After him are Arnold Kopelson (1935), William H. Webster (1924), Claudia Christian (1965), Anita Baker (1958), Michael Milken (1946), and Woody Shaw (1944).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Michael Oher ranks 8. Before him are Jim Brown (1936), Tom Brady (1977), Joe Montana (1956), Patrick Mahomes (1995), Dan Marino (1961), and Johnny Unitas (1933). After him are Brett Favre (1969), Aldo Donelli (1907), Joe Namath (1943), Peyton Manning (1976), Dick Butkus (1942), and Cam Newton (1989).

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