Talk:Michael Oher

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I believe his page should include that he was a member (and starting tackle) of the 2013 Super Bowl winning Ravens. 76.182.183.242 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:21, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

this fact added to the page with citation in 2017. --Asr1014 (talk) 08:11, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Info

There's a BUNCH more stuff on Mr. Oher on LexisNexis, if someone with free access feels like having a look. I'm going to check into interlibrary loan possibilities, but that may take a while. -Hit bull, win steak^(Moo!) 16:02, 4 October 2006 (UTC) I deleted his #74 until his Ravens Number is known,there is a #74 for the Ravens Joe Reitz, so until he officially gets a number, there shouldn't be one on his page —Preceding unsigned comment added by PhillyBmore (talk • contribs) 22:53, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

number 76

According to baltimoreravens.com, Oher is officially #76. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.107.65.211 (talk) 17:44, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

nm #74 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.107.65.211 (talk) 18:48, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oher was playing and wearing #74 in his Superbowl XLVII win on February 3rd, 2013. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.71.241.30 (talk) 04:29, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Height

Height is listed as 7' in one section and 6'4" in another. This needs to be reconciled. Hnw555 (talk) 02:55, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wow!! Ask and ye shall receive. It was fixed while I was putting in this comment. Hnw555 (talk) 02:59, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oher was born to Denise Oher, who was addicted to crack cocaine since birth.

I don't see this as possible because crack cocaine did not exist when Denise was born. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.67.7.241 (talk) 20:43, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Somebody else corrected. this 72.255.7.73 (talk) 16:01, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

College Attendance

In the text of the article, it states he attended Mississipi State. As far as I know, he attended Ole Miss. Goneboy87 (talk) 08:32, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It never says he attended Mississippi State. It says he attended Ole Miss or University of Mississippi. Eagles 24/7 (C) 17:40, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GPA

From Article 25 Jan 2010 : " Oher eventually brought his 0.6 grade point average up to a 2.52 GPA by the end of his senior year, by becoming a 'B' grade student. This brought his GPA up to 2.05, which he then was able to raise above a 2.65, so he could attend a NCAA Division 1 school by enrolling in some 10-day-long Internet-based character courses from Brigham Young University. This was allowed to replace Ds and Fs earned in school classes such as English with As earned in Internet courses.[4] This finally raised his graduating GPA over the required limit.[5]"

Say what? This needs to be rewritten to make sense. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.8.48.215 (talk) 17:44, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

sounds like someone else took ONLINE courses — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.38.155.134 (talk) 17:19, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect statement

This sentence is not accurate: "His life prior to college is one of the subjects of Michael Lewis's 2006 book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game and the subject of the 2009 film The Blind Side."

In fact, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game recounts Oher's life story THROUGH his first year of college. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.44.232.52 (talk) 22:32, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done Eagles 24/7 (C) 22:38, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is this accurate? "Oher was one of twelve children born to Michael Jerome Williams and Denise Oher." I was under the impression that Mike's siblings had a number of different fathers. --jdege (talk) 00:04, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

quotation

Hi, the quotation 16 is not working. 85.216.106.203 (talk) 19:00, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Placeholder

He was in a movie called BLIND SIDE —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.231.199.74 (talk) 02:34, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from Tafkal, 5 May 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} Missing Category:American football offensive tackles

Tafkal (talk) 02:09, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done Eagles 24/7 (C) 02:18, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Liars

It says "... subject of the critically acclaimed Academy Award winning 2009 film The Blind Side". But The_Blind_Side_(film)#Critical_reception tells the truth. --188.101.10.251 (talk) 21:43, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done, and you could be less sensationalist by calling us "liars". Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 22:04, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

He is on the Ravens team that won Super Bowl 47 on February 3, 2013! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.70.85.158 (talk) 03:59, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Michael Oher's first Super Bowl win while playing for the Baltimore Ravens on Feb 3, 2013. Super Bowl XLVII 70.71.241.30 (talk) 04:37, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Please say exacly which changes are needed and where. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 05:02, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Strange coincidence to the Starbuck song "Moonlight Feels Right."

There's a line from the song: "You said you came to Baltimore from Ole Miss. A class of 7-4 gold ring." He played for Ole Miss, was drafted by Baltimore, and his number is 74. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.90.230.115 (talk) 14:34, 23 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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current team: tennessee titans

67.177.161.145 (talk) 22:38, 14 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 22:52, 14 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"2005 First Team All-Quad Freshman Chrome [AQFC] Tackle Letius"

This was added back in 2009, but I can find no evidence that this is a real award. The only references to it appear to be copied directly from this page. Can anyone else find a citation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.3.49.79 (talk) 18:41, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Oher is # 72 for the Panthers. 209.152.151.50 (talk) 19:58, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(e • t • c)} 02:43, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

father not killed in prison / birthday possibly not correct

Oher's father was not killed in prison. The referenced source (the Lewis article in the New York Times Magazine) says that the father was "shot and killed and thrown off a bridge." A police officer, featured in this tv news report: http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/21548890/who-killed-michael-williams-on-easter-sunday indicates that the father suffered a severe beating saying "you can tell by the blows to the head that those would have been fatal blows."

Also Lewis' book The Blind Side says Oher's birth certificate indicates he was born on May 26, not May 28 as Mr. Oher asserts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paxguy (talk • contribs) 01:06, 19 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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At ==College career=

Oher started in ten games as a guard during his first season with the Ole Miss Rebels, becoming a first-team freshman All American

All American points to third solo album released by Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter.

All-America points to: An All-America team is an honorary team from any American college sport composed of outstanding amateur players...

212.50.133.64 (talk) 00:30, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done Thanks for pointing that out. – Muboshgu (talk) 01:01, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Citation 7 broken

The news site link goes 404.187.250.45.170 (talk) 187.250.45.170 (talk) 08:43, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Ok just wanted to know if this is true 5.103.45.6 (talk) 11:30, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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In 2004, Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, a couple with a daughter and son attending Briarcrest, allowed Oher to live with them and eventually adopted him

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In 2004, Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, a couple with a daughter and son attending Briarcrest, allowed Oher to live with them. While the Tuohy’s maintained for years that they adopted Oher, Oher alleges that this is untrue. Oher claims that the Tuohy’s misled him into signing a conservatorship, claiming it was adoption, giving them control over Oher’s finances.^[1] 2603:7000:AAF0:9810:9475:BFF3:852D:918D (talk) 17:12, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Fletcher, Michael A. (14 August 2023). "'Blind Side' subject Oher alleges adoption was lie". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

Already done Someone else got to it first and made more or less the same edit. Xan747 ✈️ 🧑‍✈️ 19:06, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Blind Side

When we look at the title of the movie it all Lines up.,., 172.58.99.150 (talk) 19:16, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bias Research

From reading these Wikipedia entries someone is trying to discredit Micheal's legal challenges via slanted these entries. Granted these incidents may have happened on his life but what baring would it have on a dedicated researcher. As a independent historian I can see that this is a ploy to garnet public opinion for Mr.Oher's plaintiffs. Shameful 2806:10BE:6:5674:919:B074:A2D2:28EB (talk) 20:08, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

At the same time, it doesn't mention is alleged threat to defame the Tuohy family either. Saxophonemn (talk) 09:12, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request

Sean Tuohy's statement Needs to be added after Michael Oher's statement regarding hus conservatorship. Micheal Oher's statement is heresay and comes across bias by Wikipedia and its only fair to add comment by Sean Tuohy as quoted and cited below

Sean Tuohy explained to thehttps://dailymemphian.com/section/sports/article/37925/sean-tuohy-responds-allegations-michael-oher-blind-side-money?fbclid=IwAR28qy94Z6-b5DfpOH2SL1yj0Co8Z5o5Pr77YHFXo10nzbp-DkB3s76izF0 that he couldn’t legally adopt someone who was over 18 and also — because he and his wife were Ole Miss boosters — needed to show a familial tie with the athlete to avoid possible trouble with the NCAA after Oher chose to attend the school. 68.42.110.4 (talk) 23:09, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption translates to inheritance rights in U.S.

Under U.S. law, assuming that the family are multi-millionaires, Oher could inherit millions of dollars more in the future had he been legally adopted. 2601:C4:C300:1F40:7D5B:D164:8E4B:131C (talk) 15:51, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I also don't believe this is entirely accurate since (as noted on the inheritance Wikipedia page) descendants can be disinherited and non-descendants can be added through a will in most of the U.S. Tiggeritian (talk) 04:45, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

By the same token, have they adopted Oher, the Tuohys could also inherit millions after Oher died. 24.225.161.193 (talk) 02:04, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Fletcher, Michael A. (14 August 2023). "'Blind Side' subject Oher alleges adoption was lie". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

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