Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

BC Lions fans place helmets on a statue of the late athlete and cancer research activist Terry Fox outside BC Place Stadium before the start of the CFL's 99th Grey Cup football game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Vancouver, British Columbia November 27, 2011.

Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

Schoolchildren reach to touch one of a new series of statues unveiled for Canada's one-legged runner Terry Fox in Vancouver, British Columbia September 16, 2011. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, Terry embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer...

AP Photo 5 months ago

A spectator looks on as the newly-refurbished Terry Fox Plaza is unveiled in downtown Vancouver, Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. Terry Fox, a Canadian figure skater who lost a leg to cancer at age 18, then attempted a cross-country Marathon of Hope in 1980 to raise funds for cancer. He cut...

AP Photo 5 months ago

Rolly Fox, father of Canadian figure skater Terry Fox, looks up at a statue of his son after he and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark, right, unveiled a series of statues at the newly refurbished Terry Fox Plaza in downtown Vancouver, Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. Terry Fox, who lost a...

AP Photo 8 months ago

In this Oct. 19, 2010 photo, the parents of Terry Fox Betty and Rolly Fox, stand as they are acknowledged by the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Fox, the mother of one of Canada's most loved heroes, has died. Her family announced on the Terry Fox Foundation website that...

Getty Images 11 months ago

Cuban members of the Chinese community participate on March 19, 2011 in Havana in the Terry Fox marathon, celebrated to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of the Canadian athlete.

Getty Images 11 months ago

A Cuban boy has decal placed on his face as he awaits on March 19, 2011 in Havana to participate in the Terry Fox marathon, celebrated to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of the Canadian athlete.

Getty Images 11 months ago

Cuban athletes take part on March 19, 2011 in Havana in the Terry Fox marathon, celebrated to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of the Canadian athlete.

Getty Images 11 months ago

Cuban children with reduced capabilities await on March 19, 2011 in Havana to participate in the Terry Fox marathon, celebrated to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of the Canadian athlete.

Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

Darrell Fox (C) is embraced outside Trinity United Church following a funeral for his mother Betty in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia June 25, 2011. Darrell is the brother of Canadian one legged runner Terry Fox who died in 1981 after attempting to run across the country to raise money...

Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

Rolly Fox (C) departs Trinity United Church following a funeral for his wife Betty in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia June 25, 2011. The Foxs' are the parents of Canadian one legged runner Terry Fox who died in 1981 after attempting to run across the country to raise money for cancer. ...

AP Photo 7 months ago

Canada's "Man in Motion" Rick Hansen leaves after a funeral for Betty Fox in Port Coquitlam, B.C. , on Saturday, June 25, 2011. Betty Fox's oldest son Terry Fox, who lost a leg to cancer, died while running across Canada in 1981.

AP Photo 7 months ago

Rolly Fox, second right, watches as pallbearers carry the casket of his wife Betty Fox to a hearse after her funeral in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Saturday, June 25, 2011. Their son Terry Fox, who lost a leg to cancer, died while running across Canada in 1981.