A few days ago I finished reading The Blind Side by Michael Lewis. It is the interesting story of a teenager from Memphis named Michael Oher. He was headed towards a very uncertain future when a man named Big Tony took him to a born-again Christian school. He enrolled and was eventually cared for and adopted by the Touhy family.
Lewis is adept at weaving Michael's story with that of the evolving NFL and how the left tackle position became so important. Michael ended up being a first round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens. It runs a little long at 329 pages but I recommend it to anyone interested in football or just a unique story about someone overcoming the odds with strong support group. There is also a movie which I hope to see in the near future.
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