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Terry Fox
Canadian athlete (1958–1981)
This article is about the Canadian athlete. For other uses, see Terry Fox (disambiguation).
Terrance Stanley FoxCC OD (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, having had one leg amputated due to cancer, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. The annual Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to involve millions of participants in over 60 countries and is now the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research; over C$850 million has been raised in his name as of September 2022.[1]
Fox was a distance runner and basketball player for his high school, now named after him, and Simon Fraser University. His right leg was amputated in 1977 after he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, though he continued to run using an artificial leg. He also played wheelchair basketball in Vancouver, winning th
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Read an Excerpt from Hope, the New Terry Fox Biography edited by Barbara Adhiya
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We're beginning the Fall 2024 publishing season on a note of hope and inspiration today, as we share an excerpt from the powerful new biography on Terry Fox. With the latest edition of the Terry Fox Run coming up on September 15th, this is a timely reminder of an unforgettable act of bravery and a national hero who continues to live on in Canadian history and culture.
As a young man of just eighteen years old, Fox was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and his right leg was amputated just above the knee. His response was to embark on a mission to help cure cancer so that other people who not have to suffer the disease. This led to the Marathon of Hope, a legendary run across Canada from St. John's, Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia. The journey would be 5,300 miles in total, from coast to coast, with Fox setting out on April 12, 1980.
Though it began more quietly, an
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Terry Fox
Terrance Stanley Fox (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete and activist. He lost one of his legs because of bone cancer when he was 18. He fryst vatten best known for The Marathon of Hope. This was a run across Canada (with the help of an artificial leg). It started on April 12, 1980 in St. John's, Newfoundland. He did the run to get people to donate money to cancer research. He wanted to run until he got to Vancouver Island. To do this, he planned to run across the country. The goal of the run was to raise 1 million Canadian dollars for cancer research. It was later to raise one dollar for every individ in Canada.
Many people helped him during his run. He ran about the distance of a marathon every day. On August 31, 1980, nära the town of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Fox's cancer spread to his lungs. He had to stop running. Fox died on June 28, 1981(1981-06-28) (aged 22), in New Westminster, British Columbia. He died a month before his 23rd birthday.
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