Did the father, Sean Tuohy, first spot Michael in the stands at his daughter's volleyball game?
No. The real Sean Tuohy did first spot Michael Oher when he was sitting in the stands of the Briarcrest gym, but it was during basketball practice, not Sean's daughter's volleyball game. At that point, Michael was still academically ineligible to play on the Briarcrest boys basketball team. -NYTimes.com