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AL TIELEMANS/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED/GETTY IMAGES<br />
HOME TURF<br />
Quoth the Raven<br />
NFL STAR—AND THE INSPIRATION FOR THE BLIND SIDE—<br />
MICHAEL OHER TACKLES LIFE IN BALTIMORE HEAD ON.<br />
PURPLE REIGN Baltimore Raven<br />
Michael Oher takes the field.<br />
It’s the sophomore season for<br />
Baltimore Ravens off ensive<br />
tackle Michael Oher.<br />
But pro ball is only the latest of several lives No. 74 has lived. Famous<br />
as the subject of the Academy Award-nominated Th e Blind Side,<br />
Memphis-born Oher had a tumultuous upbringing as a homeless child<br />
and spent time in foster homes until a local family adopted him. Today,<br />
the University of Mississippi graduate with a degree in criminal justice<br />
looks forward not only to earning some wins on the fi eld, but also to the<br />
publication of his memoir, I Beat the Odds (February 2011).<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2010</strong> GO MAGAZINE<br />
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