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The Blind Side is a 2009 American biographical sports drama film written and directed by John Lee Hancock.Based on the 2006 book of the same name by Michael Lewis, [2] the film tells the story of Michael Oher, a football offensive lineman who overcame an impoverished upbringing to play in the National Football League (NFL) with the help of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy.
John Lee Hancock Jr. (born December 15, 1956) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films The Rookie (2002), The Alamo (2004), The Blind Side (2009), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), The Founder (2016), The Highwaymen (2019), The Little Things (2021), and Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022).
The book is an examination of how offensive football strategy has evolved over the past three decades in two key ways: the development of the West Coast offense by Bill Walsh first at the Cincinnati Bengals and later at the San Francisco 49ers to great acclaim, and the 1981 arrival of linebacker Lawrence Taylor to the New York Giants.
Quinton Aaron played Michael Oher in The Blind Side.Photo credit: Getty. Michael Oher was homeless, adopted and then rose to football fame at Ole Miss. In 2009, he was drafted by the Baltimore ...
By JOHN DORN Many would think that The Blind Side, the movie depicting NFL lineman Michael Oher's rise from poverty to the NFL, would have helped build him up and overcome adversity over the ...
The Blind Side / The Blindside may refer to: The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, a 2006 book about American football, by Michael Lewis; The Blind Side, a 2009 ...
On April 4, 2011, Quinton guest-starred in the season finale of Harry's Law with his Blind Side co-star Kathy Bates. During the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Aaron participated in the Taco Bell Legends and Celebrities Softball Game as a victorious American Leaguer. In 2015, Aaron shot the film Busy Day in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [11]
Blindside, Blind Side or The Blind Side may refer to: Books. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, a 2006 book about American football by Michael Lewis;