Michael slowly assimilates into the school environment, making friends and growing especially close the Tuohys’ children, Collins and Sean Junior. Leigh Anne grows close with Michael, and Michael moves in with the Tuohys. He becomes a student at the school, where he meets Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, wealthy white Evangelical Christians whose children also attend Briarcrest. Michael’s athletic abilities impress the school’s coaches. To fulfill his mother’s last wish, Big Tony takes his son to a Christian Evangelical school, Briarcrest, and brings Michael with him. Like Michael, Big Tony grew up in Hurt Village, one of Memphis, Tennessee’s most notorious housing projects.
Lewis introduces Michael when he is 15 years old and temporarily staying with Tony (“Big Tony”) Henderson. Lewis weaves back and forth through time to tell Michael’s story. Oher, in turn, became one of the most sought-after draft prospects. It took several years for talent evaluators to define these qualities and recognize the importance of left tackles, but by the 2000s, when Oher came on the scene, their value was well understood. The fast, aggressive play of Taylor, and defensive players who followed in his footsteps, transformed passing strategy and created the need for a left tackle with a unique physique and skill set. Theismann’s regular left tackle was on the sidelines with an injury for that game, and the result was costly both for Theismann and the Redskins. Lewis begins the book by describing the 1985 play that ended the career of Washing Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann: New York Giants defender Lawrence Taylor sacked Theismann, breaking his leg in two places.
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