A Tribute to Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope

A hero. An inspiration. A runner. A dreamer. Canada's Terry Fox was all these and more. His death in 1981 was mourned nationwide, and yet his legacy lives on. His Marathon of Hope inspired millions then, and still does. (Video set to Jadea Kelly's "Beauty.")
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[@22Mikeref]

I am so happy that the people of Canada are keeping Terry’s legacy alive. God bless you all!

[@dk212]

Makes you unbelievably proud to be a Canadian. Bravery and determination you so rarely see. To think he was 22 when he died..

[@chrisbouronikos9479]

Terry fox the best Canadian to ever step foot on this earth

[@sensarmy]

ikr

[@jmerrick7266]

chris boyronikos hh

[@jmerrick7266]

Gaming Guitarist 333

[@weirdonextdoor164]

True hero

[@teamcadtv6996]

It’s made me cry 😢

[@einreb29]

I remember doing a class project on Terry when I was 10....I'm 51 now...he was inspirational !!!

[@tgoodjenkins]

He passed a decade before I was born and he's still inspirational to me. Legend.

[@geegeetube]

Wow, to imagine the amount of pain he was in with that prosthetic, and how far we have come b/c of his will and power. So proud of him, and proud to be Canadian b/c of him.

[@simpsons721]

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die

[@2011Oly]

Follow your heart kid

[@simonetosti8577]

I have now discovered his story and moved deeply. HERO

[@talonxavier4808]

Watching this in 2020, and it is still awe inspiring. I was 8 years old when he dipped his foot into the frigid North Atlantic and it still sticks with me today. Kinda grounds a person after weeks upon weeks of being bombarded with news of hate, rage, and fear regarding politics and race on social media and 24/7 mainstream news channels.

[@linkurosawa1711]

Don't let anyone ever tell you it can't be done.

[@krisztiantarnoki1970]

The biggest legend who've ever lived. RESPECT to that man, who gives a lot of motivation to all of us. Rest in Piece Terry Fox!

[@Leah-kq7fx]

I ran 3.7 km for terry fox today... I love you terry

[@emerlamine8184]

Lesson that we learned if you have a great dream follow your own believe in nothing impossible unless you you never tried it or your given up too soon thank you everyone for sharing

[@Dontworryaboutanything]

One of the most inspiring humans to ever live

[@carolannaitken5812]

incredible human being who continues to empower people to this day

[@ryanwebster3555]

We love you, Terry!

[@bottleflips121]

True hero

[@filippo3010]

We just have to bow to the greatness of this boy....

[@beckwhittingham2011]

We shall never forget you terry you are a hero to all of us

[@alexandruamoq]

Wonderful.

[@TravisLoneWolfWalsh]

The greatest Canadian to ever live

[@lorenscalplock2571]

A hero never forgotten.

[@northcodm8342]

Forever remember terry fox your the real hero to the people of Canada

[@maddyhayes617]

And to many others all over the world. Maddy Hayes. ONEONTA NY

[@ashantimartin1754]

rip. To a true Soldier

[@therye71]

Unbelievable courage. A true HERO! Meredith & Ryan

[@itsrick6524]

I'm a Canadian and guess what my grandmother met him while he was running he said to my grandma Hello I am doing a marathon for money for cancer research " he said that to the people that were their

[@ncrocker123]

True Canadian hero icon legend That this point he is trully a mythical figure in canada Makes me truly proud to be Canadian

[@mikeroesch2570]

Easily the best Terry Fox tribute!!!!

[@Kevin_Ng974]

R.I.P Terry Fox 😢

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

Literally crying.

[@sarahaftab1914]

We love u terry

[@emerlamine8184]

Great dreams thinkers we found out every child has with hopefully his powerful dream he has great wisdom courageous support families behind Thank you everyone for sharing real history we loved to hear that statement we are getting some courageous we wished we are good enough writer but we never ever dreamed quite

[@bnkundwa]

He has made the best contribution for mankind.

[@evanmoore6170]

Thank you Mr.Fox. You are a hero to me and so many others. RIP

[@mrgamez3839]

What a legend a true Canadian hero

[@jaydenbenjamin4748]

MR GAMEZ yea he was a real legend R.I.P terry fox😢🤕

[@Obwiyz]

The pain I feel is nothing I see kids with so much pain. -terry fox

[@deggy6795]

All for TERRY

[@robertschechter1677]

God bless this soul

[@jaren1974]

I💙you terry fox💞

[@lejlakosaric3818]

Terry is awesome

[@janeb3024]

Terry ran a marathon every day. How far will each of us go to support the research to defeat cancer?

[@Ирина-х6и7п]

как это физически тяжело!!!!!😟😟😟 как он выдержал!!!! какой мужественный человек!!!!!😢😢😢 пусть там где ты теперь ,тебе не будет больно!!!!! 💔💔💔💔💔🙏

[@DaddyHanzo]

Hero

[@JosePerez-lo2ps]

Es una gran tristeza de dolor que un joven haya partido tan joven, pero él dejó un gran legado que aún luego de 40 años de su partida, sus frutos siguen produciendo éxito en los corazones de millones de personas alrededor del planeta tierra!

[@dontbeadrone]

I came here after seeing his image in my Canadian passport. What an incredible human being. Sadly, his image...along with those of other great Canadians...has been removed from the revamped passports being newly issued this year.

[@nujhatmoontaha926]

I am having a Terry fox run in my school tommorrow

[@22π]

BEAUTY SOUL!! ♥️ BEAUTY SOUL! ♥️ 🌹

[@tomgriffiths1279]

Did the Terry Fox Run at Himley Hall Dudley UK. Our group of runners was "The Gornal Pig Trotters" and we raised funds for cancer research.

[@Akira-jq6nj]

Hey love you all

[@pawel115]

Put him on a Canadian Note if someone deserves it it's him.

[@annemadgett5197]

To the 7 people who thumbed downed this video, your douch bags!! Rest In Peace Terry.❤️

[@tgoodjenkins]

Let's hope the thumbs down were for cancer.

[@Adrian-cw8yu]

RIP Champ

[@var3227]

Are true hero

[@thunder1425]

Terry fox was a Canadian hero

[@tonyselina7981]

Who will be the next Terry Fox? Does anyone have that kind of courage?

[@misterjrobson1679]

I'm pretty disappointed that CBC couldn't be bothered to give credit to the singer/songwriter providing the lovely soundtrack. It's a fine song called Beauty by Toronto singer/songwriter Jadea Kelly. Highly recommended. itunes.apple.com/ca/album/beauty/id1111785326?i=1111785420

[@CBCSports]

It wasn't a conscious omission. But we take your point -- and have added Jadea's name to the description.

[@ProGamer2011AmongLime]

Why would people dislike this

[@GMAC21]

G.O.A.T.

[@thunder1425]

What song was played during this video

[@jaren1974]

Why are 2 dislikes terry is cool p.s I have a terry fox coin

[@balls1438]

There are 3 now 😭😭😭

[@ralex3697]

The greatest An amazing hero. Courageous Sadly he didn’t make it. Short and prosperous life

[@kcr7860]

Always, there are still a lot of countries in which disabled persons are discriminated and not supported by their state. They are left to their own devices. In the 50s and 60s a funny joke was circulating in post-war Germany (still!) with an American, an Englishman, a Russian, a fox terrier in the luggage net and a drink question, which at this point, with the knowledge of the ordeal of Terrance Stanley Fox, but would suddenly represent bitter, real cynicism. R.i.P. Terrance Stanley Fox.

[@pandupangestu5275]

Music please, the music very sad and good

[@CBCSports]

It's "Beauty" by Jadea Kelly.

[@MimiMimi-dx6wy]

so sad he died too young!

[@yendicuba5359]

♥️♥️♥️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@kellyknowles3841]

😢🤕💀

[@bernieevans1654]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😱

[@tongbi-zj5dt]

Nice to see you guys at the beach today and I hope you have a great day and I hope you have a great day and I hope you have a great day and I hope you have a great day and I hope you have a great day and I hope you have a wonderful mother’s holiday hope all the wonderful and blessed 🥹 to you have fun with us 🇺🇸 love love you guys too love 💕 guys bye bye baby love 💕 bye love ✌ love love you guys too much and I’ll see you

[@l3l_mercer]

Am cring because he side

[@renaminginprogress6903]

This is the ONLY sort of thing the CBC should EVER broadcast EVER again. We don't need to pay 1.8B a year for it either.

[@ericgenestvideoclips]

loose the damn depressing music... put something uplifting.

[@czimano1749]

terry fox is gay, omg i never thought ! I mean, nothing against gays but i think he had girlfriend

[@mewesquirrel6720]

When did they say he was gay?

[@czimano1749]

yes terry was gay, so what ???