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13 Facts About Sean Tuohy

1.

Sean Albro Tuohy was born on November 23,1959 and is an American sports commentator and restaurateur.

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Sean Tuohy played college basketball at the University of Mississippi in the 1980s.

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Sean Tuohy is of Irish descent and was raised Catholic.

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Out of high school, Sean Tuohy was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds to play baseball, but turned down the offer to attend college.

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Sean Tuohy attended the University of Mississippi where he was a member of the Mississippi Alpha chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, played basketball, and met his future wife Leigh Anne.

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Sean Tuohy led the Ole Miss Rebels to their first SEC men's basketball tournament championship in 1981.

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Sean Tuohy was named to the All-Century SEC team and is the only basketball player in the history of the SEC to lead a statistical category for four years, as he did with assists.

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Sean Tuohy holds the record for single season assists in the Southeastern Conference with 260.

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Sean Tuohy is only the fourth basketball player ever chosen to the Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame.

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Sean Tuohy has been a broadcaster for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA since 2001.

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Sean Tuohy has seven years of experience as an analyst for radio broadcasts at Ole Miss, as well as national broadcasts for Westwood One and CBS Radio.

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Sean Tuohy married his wife, Leigh Anne, in 1982 and the couple have two children together.

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Sean Tuohy called the claims "insulting" but said despite the allegations made by him, they still love Oher.