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Birth of Terry Fox
Terry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, raised in British Columbia near a community in Vancouver. July 28, 1958 -
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High School
In high school, Terry Fox played: baseball, rugby, and soccer. He was a starter for his high school basketball team and was athlete of the year in twelfth grade. -
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University
Terry Fox attended Simon Fraser University studying Kinesiology to become a physical education teacher and was also part of the Junior Varsity Basket Ball team. -
Paralympic Basketball
Rick Hansen, who had recruited Fox to play on his wheelchair basketball team in the year 1977. Rick Hansen was inspired by the Marathon of Hope. -
Marathon Training
He competed in a Marathon with a special prosthetic leg designed for running. -
Companion of the Order of Canada
Fox was given the 1980 Lou Marsh Award. -
Beginning Marathon of Hope
This was when he began his Marathon of Hope to raise money for cancer. -
Marathon of Hope in Ontario
When he reached Ontario, he had raised 200,000 dollars from donations and he met Governor General Ed Schreyer along with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau when he arrived. -
End of Marathon of Hope
Unfortunately, he was forced to stop running because he was exhausted and cancer had spread to his upper lungs. When he was finished his marathon he ran 3339 miles over 143 days in which he equal to a full marathon each day, raising 1700000 dollars for cancer research. -
Canada's Newsmaker of the Year
He was also given this award the year before 1981, being considered a national hero, named after many schools, parks, roads, and more. -
Passing of Terry Fox
Although he died, his legacy continued. Raising about 650 million dollars later on. The money's being used to make more treatments for different types of cancers. -
First Annual Terry Fox Run
It was for honoring what Terry Fox did for Canada and to continue his legacy. -
Terry Fox Humanitarian Award
This was established to honour Terry Fox, he is one of Canada's favourite hero's, to encourage Canadian youth who strive to be like Terry Fox -
The Greatest Canadian
This was a TV show released in 2004. -
Terry Fox Foundation
This was founded to raise seven hundred fifty million dollars for cancer research, as of January 2018. -
Person of National Historic Significance
This award was given to Terry Fox by the Government of Canada. -
Into the Wind
This is an hour long documentary about the Terry Fox story!
