Phillip Fulmer's 'Blind Side' role: being himself

  • Cindy Watts, The Tennessean
  • Posted November 20, 2009 at 7:16 a.m.
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Quinton Aaron and Sandra Bullock star in 'The Blind Side.'

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Quinton Aaron and Sandra Bullock star in "The Blind Side."

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Phillip Fulmer, former Tennessee Vols head football Coach, said he just played himself in The Blind Side, the new Tim McGraw/Sandra Bullock football flick.

"We didn't have to go in and learn 40 pages of lines or anything," Fulmer said. "I've been in front cameras enough over the years I think I was comfortable enough."

The movie is a true story of how the Memphis-based Tuohy family adopted NFL player Michael Oher when he was homeless teen. Oher's football skills made him a hot commodity among college recruiters, and Fulmer said he was one of many competing. Because that's what happened in real life, Fulmer said it made sense that he would be in the movie.

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