🏈 Sean Tuohy -- the real-life father in 'The Blind Side' -- not giving up on his friend, Hugh Freeze

[17BAMA]

They met at Briarcrest High School, back before either one of them had become a household name, back before "The Blind Side" and before the wins over Alabama and before the fame and the riches and before the fall.

Sean Tuohy coached the eighth grade boys basketball team at Briarcrest. Hugh Freeze coached the high school girls team at Briarcrest.

“They’d scrimmage us,” Tuohy said. “We became friends.”

And that relationship explains why Tuohy isn’t going to join in the national pummeling of Freeze in the wake of the Ole Miss football coach's resignation for a “patten of personal misconduct” that includes at least one call to an escort service.

“I’m never going to stop being his friend,” Tuohy said. "I’m never going to stop loving him. When he needs me, I’ll be there.”

Sean Tuohy -- the real-life father in 'The Blind Side' -- not giving up on his friend, Hugh Freeze

 

[bama alum]

Now that's a heartwarming story...

Tito, hand me a tissue.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

That's called "friendship"....
The way we are suppose to act

 

[Che Boludo]

I wonder if he'll maintain that line if the Briarcrest rumors of sexual assault, harrassment, and sex with minors are proven true.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I wonder if he'll maintain that line if the Briarcrest rumors of sexual assault, harrassment, and sex with minors are proven true.

Those are game changers there.

 

[UAgrad93]

Rumor is that he is one of the boosters fighting against his name being released.

 

[TUSKtimes]

I get loyalty as much as any, frankly, it's getting to be a rare commodity. But everyone is going to have to be careful right now with what's out there. Bjork was also a close friend and he demonstrated great loyalty to Freeze in the face of constant adversity and he suddenly bailed on him like his house was on fire. What's out there in scope must be very disappointing to Freeze's friends.

 

[alabama mike]

But by the grace of God, there go I. I am not going to throw fuel on the fire either. I respect Tuohy for showing class right now.