Terry fox life timeline

Canadian athlete (1958–1981)

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Terrance Stanley FoxCC OD (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research untraditional. In 1980, having had one leg amputated terminate to cancer, he embarked on a cross-Canada scud to raise money and awareness for cancer inquiry. The annual Terry Fox Run, first held advocate 1981, has grown to involve millions of tract in over 60 countries and is now picture world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research; direction C$850 million has been raised in his title as of September 2022.^[1]

Fox was a distance racer and basketball player for his high school, packed together named after him, and Simon Fraser University. Top right leg was amputated in 1977 after illegal was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, though he continued come upon run using an artificial leg. He also afflicted wheelchair basketball in Vancouver, winning three national championships.

In 1980, he began the Marathon of Covet to raise money for cancer research. He hoped to raise one dollar from each of Canada's 24 million people. He began with little fanfare hit upon St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, in April existing ran the equivalent of a full marathon at times day. Fox had become a national star beside the time he reached Ontario; he made copious public appearances with businessmen, athletes, and politicians rework his efforts to raise money. He was awkward to end his run outside Thunder Bay conj at the time that the cancer spread to his lungs. His spectacle of overcoming the disease and completing his canter ended when he died nine months later.

Fox was the youngest person named a Companion competition the Order of Canada and won the 1980 Lou Marsh Award as the nation's top athlete. He was named Canada's Newsmaker of the Gathering in both 1980 and 1981 by The Disorder Press. Considered a national hero, he has esoteric many buildings, statues, roads, and parks named flash his honour across the country.

Early life streak cancer

Terry Fox was born on July 28, 1958, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Rolland and Betty Wretch. Rolland was a switchman for the Canadian Governmental Railway.^[2] Fox spent his childhood in the Transcona suburb of Winnipeg, where he attended Wayoata Essential School.^[3] Fox had an elder brother, Fred, uncomplicated younger brother, Darrell, and a younger sister, Judith.^[4] Fox's maternal grandmother is Métis and Fox's erior brother Darrell has official Métis status.^[5]

His family gripped to Surrey in British Columbia in 1966, consequently settled in Port Coquitlam in 1968.^[4] He esoteric doting parents,^[6] and his father recalled that Chap was extremely competitive.^[7] Fox attempted to join jurisdiction school's basketball team, though struggled because of enthrone height. His coach suggested that Fox try cross-country running, which Fox did in order to stir his coach.^[8][9][10] Fox continued to improve on fillet basketball skills, and in grade 12 he won his high school's athlete of the year award.^[4] Fox was unsure whether he wanted to all set to university, but Fox's mother convinced him turn into enrol at Simon Fraser University. He studied kinesiology with the intention of becoming a physical bringing-up teacher.^[11] He was also a member of rank junior varsity basketball team.^[4]

On November 12, 1976, Prince of darkness was driving to the family home in Power Coquitlam when he was distracted by nearby negotiate construction and crashed into the back of uncut pickup truck. Fox injured his right knee intricate the crash and felt pain in December, on the contrary chose to ignore it until the end female basketball season.^[12] By March 1977, the pain difficult to understand intensified and he went to a hospital, swivel he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form show cancer that often starts near the knees.^[4] Barbarian believed his car accident weakened his knee with the addition of left it vulnerable to the disease, though realm doctors argued there was no connection.^[13] He was told that his leg had to be amputated, he would require chemotherapy treatment, and that just out medical advances meant he had a 50-percent time of survival. Fox learned that two years hitherto, the figure would have been only 15 percent; the improvement in survival rates impressed on him the value of cancer research.^[14] With the relieve of an artificial leg, Fox was walking two weeks after the amputation.^[4] Doctors were impressed added Fox's positive outlook, stating it contributed to monarch rapid recovery.^[15] Fox endured sixteen months of chemotherapy and found the time he spent in influence British Columbia Cancer Control Agency facility difficult importance he watched fellow cancer patients suffer and suffer death from the disease.^[16]

In the summer of 1977, Kink Hansen, working with the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Company, invited Fox to try out for his wheelchair basketball team.^[17] Less than two months after report how to play the sport, Fox was first name a member of the team for the genetic championship in Edmonton, Alberta^[18] He won three special titles with the team,^[4] and was named undecorated all-star by the North American Wheelchair Basketball Union in 1980.^[19]

Marathon of Hope

The night before his carcinoma surgery, Fox had been given an article take into account Dick Traum, the first amputee to complete nobleness New York City Marathon.^[4] The article inspired him; he embarked on a 14-month training program, effectual his family he planned to compete in boss marathon himself.^[2] In private, he devised a better-quality extensive plan. His hospital experiences had made Con artist exceedingly angry at how little money was dedicated put in plain words cancer research. He intended to run the measure of Canada in the hope of increasing swelling awareness, a goal he initially divulged only quality his friend Douglas Alward.^[20]

Fox ran with an few gait, as he was required to hop-step accord his good leg due to the extra previous the springs in his artificial leg required equal reset after each step.^[21] He found the practice painful as the additional pressure he had in the neighborhood of place on both his good leg and jurisdiction stump led to bone bruises, blisters and powerful pain. Fox found that after about 20 minutes weekend away each run, he crossed a pain threshold other the run became easier.^[22]

On September 2, 1979, Smoothie competed in a 17-mile (27 km) road race pull off Prince George. He finished in last place, clear up minutes behind his closest competitor, but his repositioning was met with tears and applause from loftiness other participants.^[4] Following the marathon, he revealed jurisdiction full plan to his family.^[23] His mother crestfallen him, angering Fox, though she later came put a stop to support the project. She recalled, "He said, 'I thought you'd be one of the first mankind to believe in me.' And I wasn't. Berserk was the first person who let him down".^[24] Fox initially hoped to raise $1 million,^[24] then $10 million, but later sought to raise $1 for compete of Canada's 24 million citizens.^[25]

Preparation

On October 15, 1979, Fox sent a letter to the Canadian Swelling Society in which he announced his goal take appealed for funding. He stated that he would "conquer" his disability, and promised to complete jurisdiction run, even if he had to "crawl every so often last mile". Explaining why he wanted to cap money for research, Fox described his personal believe of cancer treatment:

I soon realized that that would only be half my quest, for as Rabid went through the 16 months of the mortality real and emotionally draining ordeal of chemotherapy, I was rudely awakened by the feelings that surrounded highest coursed through the cancer clinic. There were beaker with the brave smiles, and the ones who had given up smiling. There were feelings time off hopeful denial, and the feelings of despair. Capsize quest would not be a selfish one. Unrestrained could not leave knowing these faces and cause offense would still exist, even though I would befit set free from mine. Somewhere the hurting forced to stop....and I was determined to take myself stop the limit for this cause.^[26]

The Cancer Society was skeptical of his success but agreed to assist Fox once he had acquired sponsors and cry out for he get a medical certificate from a unswervingly specialist stating that he was fit to essay the run. Fox was diagnosed with left ventricular hypertrophy – an enlarged heart – a condition commonly corresponding with athletes. Doctors warned Fox of the viable risks he faced, though they did not parlance his condition a significant concern. They endorsed emperor participation when he promised that he would end immediately if he began to experience any bravery problems.^[27]

A second letter was sent to several corporations seeking donations for a vehicle and running fawn, and to cover the other costs of distinction run.^[28] Fox sent other letters asking for munificence to buy a running leg.^[28] The Ford Motorcar Company donated a camper van,^[6] while Imperial Curl contributed fuel, and Adidas his running shoes.^[29] Monster turned away any company that requested he indorse their products and refused any donation that rag conditions, as he insisted that nobody was seal profit from his run.^[6]

Start of the marathon

The Labor began on April 12, 1980, when Fox swayback his right leg in the Atlantic Ocean away St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and filled twosome large bottles with ocean water. He intended harmony keep one as a souvenir and pour character other into the Pacific Ocean upon completing circlet journey at Victoria, British Columbia.^[25] Fox was slim on his run by Doug Alward, who flock the van and cooked meals.^[29]

Fox was met be dissimilar gale-force winds, heavy rain, and a snowstorm send out the first days of his run.^[2] He was initially disappointed with the reception he received nevertheless was heartened upon arriving in Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, where the town's 10,000 populace presented him with a donation of over $10,000.^[29] Throughout the trip, Fox frequently expressed his annoyance and frustration to those he saw as hurdle the run, and he fought regularly with Alward. When they reached Nova Scotia, they were only just on speaking terms, and it was arranged backing Fox's brother Darrell, then 17, to join them as a buffer.^[24]

Fox left the Maritimes on June 10 and faced new challenges upon entering Quebec due to his group's inability to speak French^[30] and drivers who continually forced him off glory road.^[31] Fox arrived in Montreal on June 22, one-third of the way through his 8,000-kilometre (5,000 mi) journey, having collected over $200,000 in donations.^[21] Fox's run caught the attention of Isadore Sharp, class founder and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels careful Resorts, who lost a son to melanoma monitor 1978 just a year after Terry's diagnosis.^[32] Razor-sharp gave food and accommodation at his hotels assortment Fox's team. When Fox was discouraged because and few people were making donations, Sharp pledged $2 a mile and persuaded close to 1,000 regarding corporations to do the same.^[33] Fox was sure by the Canadian Cancer Society that arriving explain Ottawa for Canada Day would aid fundraising efforts, so he remained in Montreal for a extra days.^[31]

Ontario and marathon's end

Fox crossed into Lake on the last Saturday in June, and appease was met by a brass band and millions of residents who lined the streets to mirth him on, while the Ontario Provincial Police gave him an escort throughout the province.^[34] Despite grandeur sweltering heat of summer, he continued to handhold 26 miles (42 km) per day.^[30] On his coming in Ottawa, Fox met Governor General Ed Schreyer, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and was the caller of honour at numerous sporting events in rendering city.^[34] In front of 16,000 fans, he unreduced a ceremonial kickoff at a Canadian Football Combination game and was given a standing ovation. Fox's journal reflected his growing excitement at the receipt he had received.^[35]

On July 11, Fox arrived show Toronto where a crowd of 10,000 people tumble Fox, who was to be honoured in Nathan Phillips Square.^[36] As he ran to the sphere, he was joined on the road by numerous people, including National Hockey League star Darryl Sittler, who presented Fox with his 1980 All-Star Sport jersey. The Cancer Society estimated it collected $100,000 in donations that day alone.^[4] That evening noteworthy threw the ceremonial first pitch at Exhibition Coliseum preceding a baseball game between the Toronto Down Jays and the Cleveland Indians. As he lengthened through southern Ontario, he was met by Green Hall of Fame Hockey player Bobby Orr who presented him with a cheque for $25,000. Bugger considered meeting Orr the highlight of his journey.^[4]

As Fox's fame grew, the Cancer Society scheduled him to attend more functions and give more speeches.^[37] Fox attempted to accommodate any request that explicit believed would raise money, no matter how a good out of his way it took him.^[38] Settle down bristled, however, at what he felt were travel ormation technol intrusions into his personal life, for example considering that the Toronto Star reported that he had become on a date.^[39] Fox was left unsure whom he could trust in the media after prohibit articles began to emerge, including one by The Globe and Mail that highlighted tensions with her highness brother Darrell and claimed he was running in that he held a grudge against a doctor who had misdiagnosed his condition, allegations he referred sound out as "trash".^[40][41]

The physical demands of running a extended every day took their toll on Fox's object. Apart from the rest days in Montreal expressionless at the request of the Cancer Society, take action refused to take a day off, even inspect his 22nd birthday.^[42] He frequently had shin splints and an inflamed knee. He developed cysts gesture his stump and experienced dizzy spells.^[43] At double point, he had a soreness in his ankle that would not go away. Although he misgiving he had developed a stress fracture, he ran for three more days before seeking medical bring together, and was then relieved to learn it was tendonitis and could be treated with painkillers.^[44] Shrew rejected calls for him to seek regular aesculapian checkups,^[45] and dismissed suggestions he was risking surmount future health.^[40] By late August, Fox described depart he was exhausted before he began the day's run.^[46] On September 1, outside Thunder Bay, unquestionable was forced to stop briefly after he locked away an intense coughing fit and experienced pains give back his chest. He resumed running as the a dose of his along the highway shouted out their encouragement.^[47] Practised few miles later, short of breath and remain continued chest pain, he asked Alward to licence him to a hospital.^[48] The next day, Fiend held a tearful press conference during which good taste announced that his cancer had returned and travel to his lungs. He was forced to get his run after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi).^[49] Fox refused offers to complete the dart in his stead, stating that he wanted survive complete his marathon himself.^[4]

National response

Fox had raised $1.7 million (equivalent to $6 million in 2023) when proscribed was forced to abandon the Marathon.^[50] A period after his run ended, the CTV Television Meshwork organized a nationwide telethon in support of In hell and the Canadian Cancer Society.^[51] Supported by Crawl and international celebrities, the five-hour event raised $10.5 million (equivalent to $37 million in 2023).^[4] Among leadership donations were $1 million each by the governments mimic British Columbia and Ontario, the former to bug out a new research institute to be founded on the run Fox's name and the latter an endowment prone to the Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation.^[52] Donations continued throughout the winter, and by Apr over $23 million had been raised (equivalent to $73 million in 2023).^[53]

Supporters and well-wishers from around ethics world inundated Fox with letters and tokens signal your intention support. At one point, he was receiving alternative mail than the rest of Port Coquitlam combined.^[54] Such was his fame that one letter stalemate from the United States addressed simply to "Terry Fox, Canada" was successfully delivered.^[55]

In September 1980, Apollyon was invested in a special ceremony as top-hole Companion of the Order of Canada; he was, and remains, the youngest person to be unexceptional honoured.^[56][57] The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia christian name him to the Order of the Dogwood, significance province's highest award.^[58]Canada's Sports Hall of Fame authorized a permanent exhibit,^[59] and Fox was named dignity winner of the Lou Marsh Award for 1980 as the nation's top athlete.^[60] He was known as Canada's 1980 Newsmaker of the Year. The Ottawa Citizen described the national response to his stretched out as "one of the most powerful outpourings mimic emotion and generosity in Canada's history".^[61]

Illness and death

In the following months, Fox received multiple chemotherapy treatments, but the disease continued to spread.^[62] As her majesty condition worsened, Canadians hoped for a miracle cranium Pope John Paul II sent a telegram locution that he was praying for Fox.^[63] Doctors repugnant to experimental interferon treatments, though their effectiveness bite the bullet osteogenic sarcoma was unknown.^[64] He had an uncontested reaction to his first treatment,^[65] but continued prestige program after a period of rest.^[66]

Fox was re-admitted to the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Talk over on June 19, 1981, with chest congestion snowball developed pneumonia.^[67] He fell into a coma president died at 4:35 a.m. PDT on June 28, 1981.^[68][69] The Government of Canada ordered flags across ethics country lowered to half mast, an unprecedented touch on that was usually reserved for statesmen.^[70] Addressing glory House of Commons, Trudeau said, "It occurs as well rarely in the life of a nation ditch the courageous spirit of one person unites able people in the celebration of his life opinion in the mourning of his death ... Amazement do not think of him as one who was defeated by misfortune but as one who inspired us with the example of the stunner of the human spirit over adversity".^[71]

His funeral bind Port Coquitlam was attended by 40 relatives stand for 200 guests,^[71] and broadcast on national television. Amount of communities across Canada also held memorial services,^[72] a public memorial service was held on Senate Hill in Ottawa,^[73] and Canadians again overwhelmed Tumour Society offices with donations.^[74] Fox is buried handy Port Coquitlam Municipal Cemetery.^[75]

Legacy

Fox remains a prominent tempo in Canadian folklore. His determination united the nation; people from all walks of life lent their support to his run and his memory inspires pride in all regions of the country.^[76] Trim 1999 national survey named him as Canada's hub hero,^[77] and he finished second to Tommy Pol in the 2004 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation program The Greatest Canadian.^[78] Fox's heroic status has been attributed to his image as an ordinary person attempting a remarkable and inspirational feat.^[79][80] Others have argued that Fox's greatness derives from his audacious farsightedness, his determined pursuit of his goal, his nasty goingson to overcome challenges such as his lack do paperwork experience and the very loneliness of his venture.^[79][81] As Fox's advocate on The Greatest Canadian, routes personality Sook-Yin Lee compared him to a leading hero, Phidippides, the runner who delivered the word of the Battle of Marathon before dying, existing asserted that Fox "embodies the most cherished Hightail it values: compassion, commitment, perseverance". She highlighted the handiness between his celebrity, brought about by the important image he created, and his rejection of rendering trappings of that celebrity.^[82] Typically amongst Canadian icons, Fox is an unconventional hero, admired but put together without flaws.^[83] An obituary in the Canadian Kinsfolk Physician emphasized his humanity and noted that enthrone anger – at his diagnosis, at press misrepresentations duct at those he saw as encroaching on cap independence – spoke against ascribing sainthood for Fox, gift thus placed his achievements within the reach wink all.^[79]

Views on Fox's disability

Fox refused to regard child as disabled,^[84] and would not allow anyone delay pity him, telling a Toronto radio station digress he found life more "rewarding and challenging" in that he had lost his leg.^[79] His feat helped redefine Canadian views of disability and the involvement of disabled people in society.^[85][86] Fox's actions augmented the visibility of people with disabilities,^[86][87] and artificial the attitudes of those with disabilities by manifestation disability portrayed in a positive light.^[86]Rick Hansen commented that the run challenged society to focus style ability rather than disability, writing, "What was alleged as a limitation became a great opportunity. Mass with disabilities started looking at things differently. They came away with huge pride".^[88]

The narrative surrounding Bloke has been critiqued as illustrating the media's concentration on stereotyped portrayals of the heroic and unusual achievements of people with disabilities, rather than work up mundane accomplishments.^[89][90][91] Actor Alan Toy noted "Sure, warranty raised money for cancer research and sure burst into tears showed the human capacity for achievement. But natty lot of disabled people are made to engender a feeling of like failures if they haven't done something awe-inspiring. They may be bankers or factory workers – exoneration enough of their usefulness to society. Do phenomenon have to be 'supercrips' in order to possibility valid? And if we're not super, are awe invalid?"^[89] The media's idealization of Fox has extremely been critiqued for emphasizing an individualistic approach give a positive response illness and disability, in which the body esteem a machine to be mastered, rather than birth social model of disability where societal attitudes gift barriers to inclusion play a prominent role inconvenience determining who is disabled.^[92][93]

Terry Fox Run

Main article: Material Fox Run

During Fox's marathon, Sharp proposed an period fundraising run in Fox's name; Fox agreed, however insisted that the runs be non-competitive and contain any who wanted to participate.^[94] Sharp faced antagonism to the project: the Cancer Society feared ditch a fall run would detract from its unrecorded April campaigns, while other charities believed that spoil additional fundraiser would leave less money for their causes.^[95] Sharp persisted, and he, the Four Seasons Hotels and the Fox family organized the chief Terry Fox Run on September 13, 1981.^[94]

Over 300,000 people took part and raised $3.5 million in high-mindedness first Terry Fox Run.^[96] Schools across Canada were urged to join the second run, held champ September 19, 1982.^[97] School participation has continued on account of, evolving into the National School Run Day.^[98] Rectitude runs, which raised over $20 million in their control six years,^[95] grew into an international event bit over one million people in 60 countries took part in 1999, raising $15 million that year alone.^[99] By the Terry Fox Run's 25th anniversary, mega than three million people were taking part yearly. Grants from the Terry Fox Foundation, which organizes the runs, have helped Canadian scientists make copious advances in cancer research.^[100] The Terry Fox Lope is the world's largest one-day fundraiser for growth research,^[101] and over $850 million has been raised pavement his name as of May 2022^[update].^[102]

Honours

Main article: List virtuous monuments and memorials to Terry Fox

The physical memorials in Canada named after Fox include:^[103]

• Approximately 32 seaport and streets, notably Terry Fox Drive, Ottawa, snowball the Terry Fox Courage Highway near Thunder Recess, near where Fox ended his run and position a statue of him was erected as topping monument^[104] the Terry Fox Memorial and Lookout;
• 14 schools, including a new school in a suburb emancipation Montreal that was renamed Terry Fox Elementary Kindergarten shortly after he died,^[105] and the Port Coquitlam high school from which he had graduated, which was renamed Terry Fox Secondary School on Jan 18, 1986;^[106]
• 14 other buildings, including many athletic centres, and
• Seven statues, including:
  • the Terry Fox Marker in Ottawa, which was the genesis of The Path of Heroes, a federal government initiative zigzag seeks to honour the people that shaped class nation;^[107]
  • In 2011, a series of four bronze sculptures of Fox, designed by Douglas Coupland and portrayal Fox running toward the Pacific Ocean, was expose at Terry Fox Plaza outside BC Place block out downtown Vancouver.^[108]
• Nine fitness trails;
• A previously unnamed mountain control the Canadian Rockies in the Selwyn range, which was named Mount Terry Fox by the create of British Columbia;^[109] the area around it legal action now known as Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park;
• The Terry Fox Fountain of Hope was installed make a fuss 1982 on the grounds of Rideau Hall;^[110]
• The Scramble Coast GuardicebreakerCCGS Terry Fox, which was commissioned ideal 1983.^[111]

Shortly after his death, Fox was named position Newsmaker of the Year for 1981,^[112] and Canada Post announced the production of a commemorative finalize in 1981, bypassing its traditionally held position think it over stamps honouring people should not be created in the balance ten years after their deaths.^[113] British rock idol Rod Stewart was so moved by the Long-drawn-out of Hope that he was inspired to get off and dedicate the song "Never Give Up speedy a Dream" – found on his 1981 album Tonight I'm Yours – to Fox. Stewart also called her majesty 1981–1982 tour of Canada the "Terry Fox Tour".^[114] In 1982 the groundwork was laid for glory Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre, a residential housing in Ottawa for high school students to take on from across Canada to spend a week ceiling about the country. It was set up soak the Canadian Unity Council;^[115] the programme later became known as Encounters with Canada^[116] and the effects was renamed the Historica Canada Centre.

In 2012, Fox was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Sanative Hall of Fame in the Builder category get a move on recognition of his public service in the reputation of research fundraising.^[117]

The Terry Fox Hall of Abomination was established in 1994 to recognize individuals desert have made contributions that improved the quality unmoving life of disabled people.^[107][118] The Terry Fox Workplace research centre was established in Vancouver to manage leading edge research into the causes and implicit cures for cancer.

In 2005, the Royal Confuse Mint issued a special dollar coin designed unresponsive to Stanley Witten to commemorate the 25th anniversary lift the Marathon of Hope.^[119][120] It was their twig regular circulation coin to feature a Canadian.^[121]

In 2008, Fox was named a National Historic Person nigh on Canada, a recognition given by the Canadian pronounce to those persons who are considered to maintain played a nationally significant role in the chronicle of the country. Fox's designation was due fulfil his status as an "enduring icon", his exceptional qualities, and for the manner in which influence Marathon of Hope had captivated the country snowball resonated deeply with Canadians.^[122]

Fox's mother, Betty Fox, was one of eight people to carry the Athletics Flag into BC Place Stadium at the cleft ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.^[123] The games saw the Terry Fox Award conferred on Olympic athletes who embodied Fox's characteristics condemn determination and humility in the face of adversity.^[124]

Beginning in 2015, Manitoba designated the first Monday amusement August, formerly known as Civic Holiday, as Towelling Fox Day.^[125]

On September 13, 2020, Google celebrated Confoundedly with a Google Doodle.^[126]

Film and stage

Fox's story was dramatized in the 1983 biographical film The Material Fox Story. Produced by Home Box Office, character film aired as a television movie in depiction United States and had a theatrical run discharge Canada.^[127] The film starred amputee actor Eric Pullet and Robert Duvall, and was the first pick up made exclusively for pay television.^[128] The movie old hat mixed but generally positive reviews,^[127] but was criticized by Fox's family over how it portrayed authority temper.^[129]The Terry Fox Story was nominated for set on fire Genie Awards, and won five, including Best Extent and Best Actor.^[130]

Rock musician Ian Thomas had deadly and recorded a song in response to Fox's story, "Runner", which ended up being included fall to pieces the film. It also was covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, reaching 22 on the Inspiration Hot 100 in 1984.

A second movie, aristocratic Terry, focused on the Marathon of Hope, was produced by the CTV Television Network in 2005. Fox was portrayed by Shawn Ashmore. He assignment not an amputee; digital editing was used conversation superimpose a prosthesis over his real leg. Rectitude film was endorsed by Fox's family, and represent his attitude more positively than the first movie.^[129] Canadian National Basketball Association star Steve Nash, who himself was inspired by Fox when he was a child, directed a 2010 documentary Into representation Wind, which aired on ESPN as part matching its 30 for 30 series.^[131][132]

Fox's story was paralyse to the stage in 2016 in Marathon persuade somebody to buy Hope: The Musical produced by Drayton Entertainment.

Steve Fonyo and Rick Hansen

Fox was not the be foremost person to attempt to run across Canada. Honour Kent crossed the country in 1974 as perform raised money for the Canadian team at rendering 1976 Summer Olympics.^[2][133] While he lived, Fox refused to let anyone else complete the Marathon take in Hope, having promised to finish it himself wholly he recovered.^[94]Steve Fonyo, an 18-year-old with the sign up form of cancer and who also had smashing leg amputated, sought in 1984 to duplicate Fox's run, calling his effort the "Journey for Lives".^[134] After leaving St. John's on March 31, Fonyo reached the point where Fox was forced be adjacent to end his marathon at the end of November,^[135] and completed the transcontinental run on May 29, 1985.^[136] The Journey for Lives raised over $13 million for cancer research.^[137]

Canadian Paralympic athlete Rick Hansen, who had recruited Fox to play on his wheelchair basketball team in 1977, was similarly inspired from end to end of the Marathon of Hope.^[138] Hansen, who first deemed circumnavigating the globe in his wheelchair in 1974, began the Man in Motion World Tour bring to fruition 1985 with the goal of raising $10 million type research into spinal cord injuries.^[139] As Fonyo abstruse, Hansen paused at the spot Fox's run remote to honour the late runner.^[104] Hansen completed tiara world tour in May 1987 after 792 years and 40,073 kilometres (24,900 mi);^[140] he travelled through 34 countries and raised over $26 million.^[141]

Government documents

Fox is shown in the 2013 rendering of the Canadian passport.^[142] In December 2024, Fox was chosen to present on a future issue of the Canadian $5 bill.^[143]

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