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Terry Fox

by Ryan from Yorkton

My hero is Terry Fox.

Terry Fox ran a lot at home. He studied Kinesiology. He liked to run and go to school and sports.

The cancer started when he was a teenager. He was determined, competitive, and a hard worker. In his family he had his Mom- Betty and Dad-Rolly.

His accomplishments and awards were to run across Eastern Canada and have a mountain in the Canadian rockies named after him. He also received Companion of the Order of Canada, Newsmaker of the year, and his portrait hung in the Sports Hall of Fame.

He died on June 28, 1981. The run is held in September every year. They raisied $24.17 million dollars all together. It is held in 60 countries in his name.

Page created on 4/3/2003 12:00:00 AM

Last edited 4/3/2003 12:00:00 AM

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