Was Michael immediately let into Briarcrest like in the movie?
According to the Michael Lewis book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, the football coach at Briarcrest, Hugh Freeze (referred to as Burt Cotton in the movie), did encourage his colleagues to accept Michael's application. He noted that there were several school administrators who were concerned over instances of "artistic license" in the original script that stretched the truth. "It wasn't adversarial, there were just concerns," Briarcrest president Mark Merrill said. Through our research into the Michael Oher true story we discovered that the real name of the school is Briarcrest, home of the Briarcrest Saints. In the movie, the Christian school that Michael attends is named Wingate and is the home of the Wingate Crusaders football team. Why did the filmmakers change the name of the school to Wingate for the film? In real life, Tony worked across town as a mechanic, as stated in the movie ( Evolution of a Game). "He was real quiet and especially stayed to himself." Like in The Blind Side movie, Tony took his teenage son Steven to be enrolled in Briarcrest Christian School, and he brought Michael along with them ( 20/20). Recognizing Michael's unstable home life, Tony took Michael in.
The character in the movie who refers to himself as Tony Hamilton is based on Tony Henderson (aka Big Tony), who in real life runs an athletic program that mentors teens in his neighborhood. Who was the man who helped Michael get into Briarcrest Christian School? The real Big Tony (right) played a more significant role in Michael's life than his movie character (left).
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