Terry Fox

Terry Stanley "Terry" Fox, CC (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer treatment activist. He is considered one of Canada's greatest heroes of the 20th Century.

Miscellaneous Honours

• Companion of the Order of Canada
• Lou Marsh Trophy of 1980.
• Named Canadian Newsmaker of the Year, 1980.
• CCGS Terry Fox is a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker.
• Port Coquitlam Senior Secondary School was renamed Terry Fox Secondary School in 1986. The new building, opened 1999, retains the Fox name.
• April 4, 2005 - A special-edition regular-circulation Canadian dollar coin depicting Fox began circulating.
• Mount Terry Fox ({{coor dms|52|56|00|N|119|14|00|W|}}; summit 2,650 metres), near Valemount, British Columbia
• Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park