The True Story Behind The “Blind Side”

Michael’s Birth Father Really Was Murdered

Just as it was revealed in the film, Michael’s biological father was murdered. He was not around when Michael was growing up, so he really didn’t know much about his son. Michael’s father was shot and killed, and his body was thrown over an overpass in Memphis. Michael didn’t learn about his father’s death for three months, in part because it took a while to identify his body. A man named Tony Henderson, who helped Michael get admitted to high school, informed the school that the man had died, according to the book “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.”