Terry Fox ran "the equivalent of 143 consecutive marathons - one each day" while battling cancer, knowing the money he raised would not benefit himself, but might help others after he was gone. Absolute hero.
April 12th-On This Day in BC Sport History: 1980
Dipping his prosthetic leg into the Atlantic Ocean, Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope in St. John’s, Newfoundland to raise money & awareness for cancer research. Fox captivates Canadians across the.../2