Michael Orr
Michael Jerome Oher is an American football player born on May 28, 1986. At the University of Mississippi he played collage football for Ole Miss Rebels. He have written a book named 'The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game' in 2006. John Lee Hancock has directed and written a movie 'The Blind Side' referring this book which is coming in 2009.
His mother was addicted to crack cocaine from his birth. Her addiction affected Miachel's school life that he attended different eleven schools during first nine years of his schooling. He played football at a public school in Memphis and after that applied for the admission at the Briarcrest Christian private school.
He then decided to go to the University of Mississippi as he got scholarship offers from Louisiana state university, University of Tennessee, University of South Carolina and University of Alabama. He played as a guard in 10 games during the first season with Mississippi. With this season he became the first team fisherman that offered him the position of left tackle for the season of 2006. After this his career graph raised continuously. Here are some awards and honors that he gained at college level;
First Team Freshman All-America in 2005
First Team All-Quad Freshman Chrome Tackle Letius in 2005
First Team SEC All-Freshman in 2005
First Team All-SEC in 2007
First All-SEC in 2008
First Team All-America in 2008
Shug Jordan Award in 2008 for the Southeast Offensive Lineman of the year
Colonel Earl 'Red' Blaik Leadership-Scholarship Award in 2008
Conerly trophy finalist in 2008
Outland trophy finalist in 2008
Lombardi Award semifinalist in 2008
However, he overcomes with battles in his personal as well as professional life because of his distressed past as a child. The movie 'The Blind Side' based on Michaels life is coming in November 2009.
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