American football player

Michael Oher

Michael Jerome Oher is an American former professional football tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning the Jacobs Blocking Trophy in 2008. Oher was selected in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens, where he spent his first five seasons and was a member of the team that won Super Bowl XLVII. He later played one season for the Tennessee Titans and his final two for the Carolina Panthers.

Born

1986

May 28

Died

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1980s

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Key dates

1986 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

-585 A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated. It is also the earliest event of which the precise date is known.
621 Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese emperor Gaozu, defeats the numerically superior forces of Dou Jiande near the Hulao Pass (Henan). This victory decides the outcome of the civil war that followed the Sui dynasty's collapse in favour of the Tang dynasty.
934 English king Æthelstan begins his invasion of Scotland with.
1242 Avignonet massacre: A group of Cathars, with the probable connivance of Count Raymond VII of Toulouse, murdered the inquisitor William Arnaud and eleven of his companions.

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The world in 1986

When Michael arrived

april 1 Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
april 11 FBI Miami Shootout: A gun battle in broad daylight in Dade County, Florida, between two bank/armored car robbers and pursuing FBI agents. During the firefight, FBI agents Jerry L. Dove and Benjamin P. Grogan are killed, while five other agents are wounded. As a result, the popular .40 S&W cartridge was developed.
april 14 The heaviest hailstones ever recorded, each weighing 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92.
april 15 The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets in response to a discotheque bombing in West Germany that killed two U.S. servicemen.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on May 28

Ben Howland 1957– American basketball player and coach Jeff Fenech 1964– Australian boxer and trainer Jerry Douglas 1956– American guitarist and producer Jerry West 1938–2024 American basketball player and executive (born 1938) John the Fearless 1371–1419 Duke of Burgundy (died 1419) Maeve Binchy 1939–2012 Irish author, playwright, and journalist (born 1939) Manuel Alberti 1763–1811 Argentinian priest and journalist (born 1763) Mary Coughlan 1965– Irish politician N. T. Rama Rao 1923–1996 Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (born 1923)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1986

Adam Moffat 1986– Scottish footballer Big E 1986– American professional wrestler Brooke Brodack 1986– American comedian Bryan Bickell 1986– Canadian ice hockey player Camilla Belle 1986– American actress Carlos Santana 1986– Dominican baseball player Colleen Ballinger 1986– American YouTuber, comedian, actress, and singer DeSean Jackson 1986– American football player Drake Bell 1986– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

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