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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

Steve Fonyo: One-legged runner does not know how long he will be in Canada

Date5/30/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Steve Fonyo: One-legged runner does not know how long he will be in Canada.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0047702F
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(...)
7/30/1985
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
5/27/1985
with a police escort and passing motorists cheering him on, one-legged runner Stephen Fonyo is entering Metro
with a police escort and passing motorists cheering him on, one-legged runner Stephen Fonyo is entering Metro
9/3/1984
News break. Steve Fonyo took a break from his running yesterday between Brighton and Colborne to catch up on the news. The one-legged man, who is runn(...)
News break. Steve Fonyo took a break from his running yesterday between Brighton and Colborne to catch up on the news. The one-legged man, who is runn(...)
8/29/1984
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
7/23/1980
Great effort! Journey for Lives runner Steve Fonyo, who reader calls an example of courage and willpower, runs down the Danforth en route to Queen's Park yesterday
Great effort! Journey for Lives runner Steve Fonyo, who reader calls an example of courage and willpower, runs down the Danforth en route to Queen's Park yesterday
9/6/1984
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
7/10/1980
New limb for Fonyo. Steve Fonyo, holding his old running leg, is fitted with a new limb by Ratko Joksimovich of Chedoke-McMaster Hospital in Hamilton,(...)
New limb for Fonyo. Steve Fonyo, holding his old running leg, is fitted with a new limb by Ratko Joksimovich of Chedoke-McMaster Hospital in Hamilton,(...)
10/11/1984
Twin fans: Steve Fonyo, running across Canada to support cancer research, hugs Kristine Bucher, 8, left, and her twin sister Kirsten who joined him in a ceremonial run to Scarborough Civic Centre
Twin fans: Steve Fonyo, running across Canada to support cancer research, hugs Kristine Bucher, 8, left, and her twin sister Kirsten who joined him in a ceremonial run to Scarborough Civic Centre
9/2/1984
Fonyo, Steve (running)
Fonyo, Steve (running)
9/2/1984
Fonyo, Steve (running)
Fonyo, Steve (running)
12/1/1984
Fonyo, Steve (running)
Fonyo, Steve (running)
5/1/1985