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Hi, mom! One-legged runner Terry Fox is greeted by his mother, Betty, in a surprise reunion on Highway 2 near Whitby
Hi, mom! One-legged runner Terry Fox is greeted by his mother, Betty, in a surprise reunion on Highway 2 near Whitby

Hi, mom! One-legged runner Terry Fox is greeted by his mother, Betty, in a surprise reunion on Highway 2 near Whitby

Date7/10/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hi; mom! One-legged runner Terry Fox is greeted by his mother; Betty; in a surprise reunion on Highway 2 near Whitby. Terry aims to be at the outskirts of Metro; at Kingston Rd. and Highway 2; later this afternoon.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0048042F
      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
      Triumphant runner: One-legged runner Steve Fonyo waves to a cheering crowd in Vancouver before starting his speech at the conclusion of his cross-Canada Journey For Lives in May
      Triumphant runner: One-legged runner Steve Fonyo waves to a cheering crowd in Vancouver before starting his speech at the conclusion of his cross-Canada Journey For Lives in May
      Fonyo, Steve, 1965-
      5/27/1985
      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
      One-legged marathoner Terry Fox waves in a crowd of well-wishers in Scarborough
      One-legged marathoner Terry Fox waves in a crowd of well-wishers in Scarborough
      Fox, Terry, 1958-1981
      7/11/1980
      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
      Greg Scott: One-legged boy, 11, ran with Terry Fox
      Greg Scott: One-legged boy, 11, ran with Terry Fox
      Fox, Terry, 1958-1981
      8/26/1980
      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's parents, Rolly and Betty Fox, and his constant companion, Bill Vigars stare almost in disbelief as Terry's stretcher is loaded onto aircraft
      Terry's parents, Rolly and Betty Fox, and his constant companion, Bill Vigars stare almost in disbelief as Terry's stretcher is loaded onto aircraft
      Cooper, David
      9/2/1980
      Isadore Sharp with Betty Fox mother of Terry Fox
      Isadore Sharp with Betty Fox mother of Terry Fox
      Sharp, Isadore
      9/27/1983
      Terry Fox with his mother and father at his side gives his final Marathon of hope Press conference in Thunder bay Tues before he was taken to The airport by Ambulance
      Terry Fox with his mother and father at his side gives his final Marathon of hope Press conference in Thunder bay Tues before he was taken to The airport by Ambulance
      Cooper, David
      9/2/1980
      Steve Fonyo: One-legged runner does not know how long he will be in Canada
      Steve Fonyo: One-legged runner does not know how long he will be in Canada
      Fonyo, Steve, 1965-
      5/30/1986
      Fonyo back in town. Steve Fonyo, the one-legged runner who achieved international fame by running across Canada, was back in Toronto yesterday. He was(...)
      Fonyo back in town. Steve Fonyo, the one-legged runner who achieved international fame by running across Canada, was back in Toronto yesterday. He was(...)
      Fonyo, Steve, 1965-
      7/30/1985