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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

Hi, mom! One-legged runner Terry Fox is greeted by his mother, Betty, in a surprise reunion on Highway 2 near Whitby

Date7/10/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hi; mom! One-legged runner Terry Fox is greeted by his mother; Betty; in a surprise reunion on Highway 2 near Whitby. Terry aims to be at the outskirts of Metro; at Kingston Rd. and Highway 2; later this afternoon.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0048042F
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
Remembering Terry Fox. Betty Fox, mother of Terry Fox, shows Father Serra Catholic School pupil Nicole Grave, 6, the $7,865 cheque presented by the Et(...)
Remembering Terry Fox. Betty Fox, mother of Terry Fox, shows Father Serra Catholic School pupil Nicole Grave, 6, the $7,865 cheque presented by the Et(...)
12/10/1987
Job well done: Deter Stymest douses himself after the 10-kilometre Terry Fox Run, named for the one-legged athlete who ran halfway across Canada to raise cancer research funds
Job well done: Deter Stymest douses himself after the 10-kilometre Terry Fox Run, named for the one-legged athlete who ran halfway across Canada to raise cancer research funds
9/13/1987
Greg Scott: One-legged boy, 11, ran with Terry Fox
Greg Scott: One-legged boy, 11, ran with Terry Fox
8/26/1980
Pitching a winner. Terry Fox, the one-legged marathoner for cancer, whose courage took Metro by storm this weekend, pitches the opener between the Blu(...)
Pitching a winner. Terry Fox, the one-legged marathoner for cancer, whose courage took Metro by storm this weekend, pitches the opener between the Blu(...)
7/11/1980
One-legged marathoner Terry Fox waves in a crowd of well-wishers in Scarborough
One-legged marathoner Terry Fox waves in a crowd of well-wishers in Scarborough
7/11/1980
Terry's parents, Rolly and Betty Fox, and his constant companion, Bill Vigars stare almost in disbelief as Terry's stretcher is loaded onto aircraft
Terry's parents, Rolly and Betty Fox, and his constant companion, Bill Vigars stare almost in disbelief as Terry's stretcher is loaded onto aircraft
9/2/1980
Terry Fox with his mother and father at his side gives his final Marathon of hope Press conference in Thunder bay Tues before he was taken to The airport by Ambulance
Terry Fox with his mother and father at his side gives his final Marathon of hope Press conference in Thunder bay Tues before he was taken to The airport by Ambulance
9/2/1980
Running for Terry: Blind runner Bob Fenton, 19 (left), runs with guide Giuseppe Furfaro along a Forest Hill street in the 10-kiometre Terry Fox Run yesterday
Running for Terry: Blind runner Bob Fenton, 19 (left), runs with guide Giuseppe Furfaro along a Forest Hill street in the 10-kiometre Terry Fox Run yesterday
9/14/1986
Terry Fox monument on trans Canada Highway nearThunder Bay Ont
Terry Fox monument on trans Canada Highway nearThunder Bay Ont
12/1/1984
Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money to aid cancer research, ended when doctors found cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox's courage stirred Canadians everywhere
Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money to aid cancer research, ended when doctors found cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox's courage stirred Canadians everywhere
7/30/1980
A weary Terry Fox pauses to wipe his face in northern Ontario, on the epic run which ended with his final collapse soon after
A weary Terry Fox pauses to wipe his face in northern Ontario, on the epic run which ended with his final collapse soon after
11/27/1983