Michael Oher, a super bowl champion, super bowl runner up, and first round draft pick. Unlike many other professional athletes, Oher wasn’t always successful. He was born into a family with 16 children, who provided little to no support. Oher was a foster child, but would often run away from those homes in search for his mother, giving him the states nickname “runner”. As a homeless teenager in high school, Oher would go to random places just to keep warm. Michael Oher was born on May 28th, 1986 he is now 29 years old. Michael was drafted in the first round in the 2009 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens, where he won a super bowl. He was then released by the Ravens, and then signed by the Tennessee Titans where he played 1 season. This passed off-season he was picked up by the Carolina panthers to finish with a record of 15-1 in the regular season, then going to the super bowl to loose against the Denver Broncos. (Michael Oher Biography) Oher earned a football scholarship to the University of Ole Miss, although he had much other collage offers from LSU, Tennessee, and Mississippi.
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Oher was born into a family of 16 children, with parents who provided little to no support. Michael’s mom Denise Oher was addicted to crack cocaine, and a major alcoholic. His father Michael Jerome Williams was in and out of prison in Michael’s childhood. Then later died when Michael was in high school. Early in Michael’s life he was forcefully taken from his mom by the state, and put up for adoption. Many foster families adopted him; however, he would run away from those homes looking for his mother. The state gave him the nickname “Runner” because of that. On a normal night in Michael’s life, he would go to a high school volleyball game in order to stay warm. After that night, his life was changed
Oher was born into a family of 16 children, with parents who provided little to no support. Michael’s mom Denise Oher was addicted to crack cocaine, and a major alcoholic. His father Michael Jerome Williams was in and out of prison in Michael’s childhood. Then later died when Michael was in high school. Early in Michael’s life he was forcefully taken from his mom by the state, and put up for adoption. Many foster families adopted him; however, he would run away from those homes looking for his mother. The state gave him the nickname “Runner” because of that. On a normal night in Michael’s life, he would go to a high school volleyball game in order to stay warm. After that night, his life was changed