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Reach for the sky
Reach for the sky

Reach for the sky

Date8/20/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Reach for the sky: John McEnroe has to stretch to hit an overhead lob by Bjorn Borg in the final of the Player's International tennis tournament. McEnroe was off-balance all night as Borg scored an easy 6-3, 6-3 victory.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0066733F
Actor dies: Kenneth More, the noted British actor, best known for his portrayal of the legless air ace Douglas Bader in Reach For The Sky, has died Parkinson's disease at the age of 67
Actor dies: Kenneth More, the noted British actor, best known for his portrayal of the legless air ace Douglas Bader in Reach For The Sky, has died Parkinson's disease at the age of 67
1/5/1977
Firemen reach for the sky yesterday to battle a fire atop the Maple Leaf Mills giant waterfront grain elevators
Firemen reach for the sky yesterday to battle a fire atop the Maple Leaf Mills giant waterfront grain elevators
5/10/1972
Sky high: India's Sachin Tendulkar skies one behind the wicket as Pakistan wicketkeeper Moin Khan dances in anticipation of an out that didn't come
Sky high: India's Sachin Tendulkar skies one behind the wicket as Pakistan wicketkeeper Moin Khan dances in anticipation of an out that didn't come
9/20/1998
Flat out on luge run, club instructor Bjorn Iversen demonstrates how to achieve top speed on the racing sleds that can reach 80 m.p.h. on Olympic stan(...)
Flat out on luge run, club instructor Bjorn Iversen demonstrates how to achieve top speed on the racing sleds that can reach 80 m.p.h. on Olympic stan(...)
12/21/1976
John Turner: Wherever he goes these days, people reach out to shake his hand
John Turner: Wherever he goes these days, people reach out to shake his hand
11/1/1988
H.R.H. at Mike of Christie Street Hospital, reaching patients otherwise out of reach
H.R.H. at Mike of Christie Street Hospital, reaching patients otherwise out of reach
1/2/1930
Out of reach
Out of reach
2/24/1985
Out of their reach: Phil and Grace Conaghan say they don't know where their next mortage payment for their Brampton townhouse will come from, and they blame the federal Assisted Home Ownership Plan (AHOP).
Out of their reach: Phil and Grace Conaghan say they don't know where their next mortage payment for their Brampton townhouse will come from, and they blame the federal Assisted Home Ownership Plan (AHOP).
11/8/1979
Peewee make a successful steal, Dan Desrochers of Burlington stretches to limit of his reach as he leaps high in air to snare throw from catcher as Ni(...)
Peewee make a successful steal, Dan Desrochers of Burlington stretches to limit of his reach as he leaps high in air to snare throw from catcher as Ni(...)
8/26/1975
Happy retirement: Civil servants won't automatically have to retire when they reach age 65
Happy retirement: Civil servants won't automatically have to retire when they reach age 65
4/20/1972
Ralph Young and Tony Sandler want to reach a TV audience that appreciates a repertoire of songs such as Autumn Leaves, Side by Side and Cabaret, the o(...)
Ralph Young and Tony Sandler want to reach a TV audience that appreciates a repertoire of songs such as Autumn Leaves, Side by Side and Cabaret, the o(...)
2/17/1970
Clockwise: The Canadian Russian expedition reach Tuyuksu Glacier, 3,700 metres (12,140 feet) above sea level after a 10-Kilometre (61/4 miles) back-packing climb
Clockwise: The Canadian Russian expedition reach Tuyuksu Glacier, 3,700 metres (12,140 feet) above sea level after a 10-Kilometre (61/4 miles) back-packing climb
8/20/1987