Michael Oher is Writing His Memoirs

Posted on April 28, 2010

Michael Oher is writing his memoirs. Michael Oher is the Baltimore Ravens football player whose story was the focus of The Blind Side hit movie starring Sandra Bullock, which was based on the bestselling book by author Michael Lewis. Michael Oher's book will be called, I Beat the Odds: My Amazing Journey from Foster Care to the NFL and Beyond. The book will be published by Gotham Books in February 2011.

Michael Oher's adoptive parents, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, also have a memoir coming out. Their memoir, In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving, arrives in bookstores this summer.


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