Michael Oher is 38 years and 6 month(s) old. He was born in 28 May, 1986. Michael Jerome Oher is a retired American football offensive tackle who spent eight seasons with the Baltimore Ravens in the National Football League (NFL). Michael Lewis' 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game chronicles Oher's life from his senior year of high school to his freshman year of college. His story was adapted into the Academy Award-winning 2009 film The Blind Side.