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Great effort! Journey for Lives runner Steve Fonyo, who reader calls an example of courage and willpower, runs down the Danforth en route to Queen's Park yesterday
Great effort! Journey for Lives runner Steve Fonyo, who reader calls an example of courage and willpower, runs down the Danforth en route to Queen's Park yesterday

Great effort! Journey for Lives runner Steve Fonyo, who reader calls an example of courage and willpower, runs down the Danforth en route to Queen's Park yesterday

Date9/6/1984
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  • Great effort! Journey for Lives runner Steve Fonyo, who reader calls an example of courage and willpower, runs down the Danforth en route to Queen's Park yesterday
  • Great effort! Journey for Lives runner Steve Fonyo; who reader calls an example of courage and willpower; runs down the Danforth en route to Queen's Park yesterday.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Great effort! Journey for Lives runner Steve Fonyo; who reader calls an example of courage and willpower; runs down the Danforth en route to Queen's Park yesterday.
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