A Legacy that Touched the Heart of a Nation    featuring Terry Fox

Terry Fox Induction Year:  1980 Category:  WAC Bennett Award Did You Know? Quote from Terry: "When I started this run, I said that if we all gave one dollar, we’d have $22 million for cancer research, and I don’t care man, there’s no reason that isn’t possible. No reason!”  In April 2005 this message came full circle as the Canadian Mint released a one-dollar coin depicting Terry, to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Marathon of Hope.   Please select your connection speed:          Download Windows Media Player       Facts and Figures:  ·          Terry was only 18 years old in March 1977 when he was first diagnosed with cancer. Terry ran a marathon every day for 143 days completing 5,373 kilometres before having to stop outside Thunder Bay, Ontario, due to a recurrence of the cancer that eventually took his young life In the 1970s only 1 in 5 people with Terry’s type of cancer (osteogenic sarcoma tumours) were cured, usually by amputation. Thanks to advancements in cancer research most now survive To date, more than $360 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry's name through the annual Terry Fox Run, held across Canada and around the world.     Click on any of the images below to open Terry Fox's Photo Gallery:

Terry Fox Run SFU 

Start Line at the Run at SFU Terry Fox Statue in the foreground 

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