# Yooper Medal of Honor & U-M’s First Black QB | September 16

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Podcast: [Michigan Minute](https://stenobird.com/podcast/michigan-minute-6463805)
Published: 2026-09-16T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wkar.org/podcast/michigan-minute/2026-09-16/yooper-medal-of-honor-u-ms-first-black-qb-september-16
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## Resource

Today in 1944, Yooper Sergeant Oscar Johnson of Foster City earned the Medal of Honor for his valor in WWII. Johnson later farmed and attended Michigan State University, with the Iron Mountain VA Medical Center named in his honor. On the same date in 1972, Dennis Franklin became the University of Michigan's first Black quarterback, leading the Wolverines to victory against Northwestern.

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