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Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money to aid cancer research, ended when doctors found cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox's courage stirred Canadians everywhere
Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money to aid cancer research, ended when doctors found cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox's courage stirred Canadians everywhere

Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money to aid cancer research, ended when doctors found cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox's courage stirred Canadians everywhere

Date7/30/1980
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  • Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money to aid cancer research; ended when doctors found cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox's courage stirred Canadians everywhere.
  • Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money to aid cancer research, ended when doctors found cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox's courage stirred Canadians everywhere
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Original Toronto Star caption: Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money to aid cancer research; ended when doctors found cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox's courage stirred Canadians everywhere.
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How's yours? One-legged runner Terry Fox and former hockey great Bobbu Orr check out their knees during Fox's second visit to with $25,000 cheque for Cancer research
How's yours? One-legged runner Terry Fox and former hockey great Bobbu Orr check out their knees during Fox's second visit to with $25,000 cheque for Cancer research
Cooper, David
7/23/1980
Below, Bill Vigars wears the same T-shirt he wore when he was Fox's campaign manager
Below, Bill Vigars wears the same T-shirt he wore when he was Fox's campaign manager
Fox, Terry, 1958-1981
9/18/1988
Pitching a winner. Terry Fox, the one-legged marathoner for cancer, whose courage took Metro by storm this weekend, pitches the opener between the Blu(...)
Pitching a winner. Terry Fox, the one-legged marathoner for cancer, whose courage took Metro by storm this weekend, pitches the opener between the Blu(...)
Darrell, Dick
7/11/1980
Job well done: Deter Stymest douses himself after the 10-kilometre Terry Fox Run, named for the one-legged athlete who ran halfway across Canada to raise cancer research funds
Job well done: Deter Stymest douses himself after the 10-kilometre Terry Fox Run, named for the one-legged athlete who ran halfway across Canada to raise cancer research funds
Fox, Terry, 1958-1981
9/13/1987
Terry Fox, forced to give up his marathon because of renewed cancer, has the love, respect and support of readers
Terry Fox, forced to give up his marathon because of renewed cancer, has the love, respect and support of readers
Cooper, David
9/2/1980
Charity run: About 250 pupils at Helen Wilson Public School in Brampton ran to raise money for cancer research last week
Charity run: About 250 pupils at Helen Wilson Public School in Brampton ran to raise money for cancer research last week
Fox, Terry, 1958-1981
9/24/1992
A weary Terry Fox pauses to wipe his face in northern Ontario, on the epic run which ended with his final collapse soon after
A weary Terry Fox pauses to wipe his face in northern Ontario, on the epic run which ended with his final collapse soon after
Fox, Terry, 1958-1981
11/27/1983
Remembering Terry Fox. Betty Fox, mother of Terry Fox, shows Father Serra Catholic School pupil Nicole Grave, 6, the $7,865 cheque presented by the Et(...)
Remembering Terry Fox. Betty Fox, mother of Terry Fox, shows Father Serra Catholic School pupil Nicole Grave, 6, the $7,865 cheque presented by the Et(...)
Fox, Terry, 1958-1981
12/10/1987
Treasured possessions at a yard sale yesterday, raising $20 for Terry's cancer fund
Treasured possessions at a yard sale yesterday, raising $20 for Terry's cancer fund
Beaty, Keith
9/20/1980
Darrell Fox (brother), Bonnie Fox (wife of Darrell), Alexandra (daughter)
Darrell Fox (brother), Bonnie Fox (wife of Darrell), Alexandra (daughter)
Eglinton, Rick
9/14/1997
Tulips for Terry. Grade 8 students at Ursuline School in North York were only part of the group that planted tulip bulbs to raise more than $900 for the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope
Tulips for Terry. Grade 8 students at Ursuline School in North York were only part of the group that planted tulip bulbs to raise more than $900 for the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope
Bull, Ron
9/25/1980
Terry Fox monument on trans Canada Highway nearThunder Bay Ont
Terry Fox monument on trans Canada Highway nearThunder Bay Ont
Fox, Terry, 1958-1981
12/1/1984