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Terry Fox in Toronto during his Marathon of Hope cross-country run (July 1980)
Born	Terrance Stanley Fox July 28, 1958 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died	June 28, 1981 (aged 22) New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Cause of death	Metastatic osteosarcoma
Education	Simon Fraser University
Known for	Marathon of Hope
Title	Companion of the Order of Canada

Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox CC OD (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. Although the spread of his cancer eventually forced him to end his quest after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi), and ultimately cost him his life, his efforts resulted in a lasting, worldwide legacy. 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$500 million has been raised in his name.
Fox was a distance runner and basketball player for his Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, high school 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 three national championships.
In 1980, he began the Marathon of Hope, a cross-country run to raise money for cancer research. Fox hoped to raise one dollar for each of Canada's 24 million people. He began with little fanfare from St. John's, Newfoundland, in April and ran the equivalent of a full marathon every day. Fox had become a national star by the time he reached Ontario; he made numerous public appearances with businessmen, athletes, and politicians in his efforts to raise money. He was forced to end his run outside of Thunder Bay when the cancer spread to his lungs. His hopes of overcoming the disease and completing his marathon ended when he died nine months later.
Fox was the youngest person ever named a Companion of the Order of Canada. He won the 1980 Lou Marsh Award as the nation's top sportsman and was named Canada's Newsmaker of the Year in both 1980 and 1981. Considered a national hero, he has had many buildings, roads and parks named in his honour across the country.
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• 1 Early life and cancer
• 2 Marathon of Hope
  • 2.1 Preparation
  • 2.2 Trek across Canada
  • 2.3 National response
• 3 Death
• 4 Legacy
  • 4.1 Attitudes to disability
  • 4.2 Terry Fox Run
  • 4.3 Honours
  • 4.4 Films
  • 4.5 Steve Fonyo and Rick Hansen
• 5 See also
• 6 References
• 7 External links

 

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Terry Fox (1958-1981) Easily the most beloved Canadian of the last 100 years, Terry Fox is something of a secular saint in modern Canada. As a young student, Terry contracted bone cancer, forcing the amputation of his left leg. Inspired to raise money for cancer research, he organized a one-man marathon across the country, but tragically quit less than halfway through, after his cancer spread to his lungs. He died a martyr for his cause. - See more at: http://www.thecanadaguide.com/famous-canadians#sthash.cLU3iwGa.dpuf

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