Oher certainly led a hard-knock life growing up. But he also had the smarts, the pluck, and plenty of help from the Tuohys and others to rise above his circumstances.

Michael Oher, whose inspiring life story was told in 2009's "The Blind Side," alleged that the Tuohy family has been profiting off the lie that they adopted him.

'The Blind Side' Tuohy family responds to Michael Oher's allegations, accuse him of $15M 'shakedown' The former NFL star claimed the Tuohys never adopted him and have been profiting off him for years.