He looked at those things like they were gold. They were crumpled up and I couldn’t believe she had them, it was just amazing. We went back and asked, “Do you have anything? Do you have a snapshot? Do you have a picture?” As luck would have it, or God would have it, we literally landed on this woman, and she had three or four photos. I think of dealing with Michael for 17 years. We all want to know our history and I literally cannot tell you what I went through to find four pictures of him below the age of 15. LAT: I turn down as much as I accept, so if I’m out doing it, this is something that is making a difference. I just think that’s awesome.ĭN: Why come speak at a family history conference in Utah? What appealed to you about this conference? I love that he has stayed true to that and not changed who he was and how he is for the system or for people or anyone else. You don’t have to like him but that’s who he is. That’s how he was when he coached Michael for three years and that’s how he is now. His antics and personality are not typical of everyone, but he has stayed true to that. He’s got bright kids, a wonderful wife and he’s just a good guy. He has done a lot of Xs and Os in his lifetime and worked very hard for that. He has spent “a lot of time in the gym,” as we say in our family. So we cheered for both of them but I was very happy for Ed. It was a tough call for us because (Clemson head coach) Dabo (Swinney) is a dear family friend, but so are Ed and Kelly (Orgeron’s wife). Were you happy to see Orgeron win a national championship with LSU? Ed Orgeron was Michael Oher’s coach at Ole Miss. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.ĭeseret News: I’ve got to start with a college football question. In anticipation of her appearance, Tuohy spoke with the Deseret News about the college football national championship, how Bullock accepted the role to portray her in the movie, an ancestor’s connection to the infamous bank robber John Dillinger and her interest in family history, among other things. For more information on the conference, visit. She will speak in the Salt Palace on Thursday, Feb. Tuohy, an advocate of adoption and charitable giving, will return to Utah next month as a keynote speaker at the RootsTech Conference. “So I have this fondness for Utah and UVU. She was like, ‘OK, you in the blue shirt, you want to say something?’ I was like, ‘I don’t think this is how it’s supposed to work, but we’re going to go with it,” Tuohy said. “It was the most unorthodox, funniest thing. And so they did, although it was a somewhat unconventional press conference with mother and daughter calling the shots, Tuohy said.
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