Terry Fox was honoured with a Google Doodle on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the first cross-Canada event held in his honour. "The first Terry Fox Run, held on this day in 1981, united 300,000 people across Canada to walk, run or cycle in Terry's memory, and raised $3.5 million for cancer research," a statement released by Google alongside the doodle reads. "Thank you, Terry, for every step you took towards the cancer-free world you bravely envisioned." The illustration, which was featured on the search engine's homepage in Canada was done by Toronto-based artist Lynn Scurfield. A #GoogleDoodle to honor iconic Canadian athlete & humanitarian Terry Fox 🇨🇦 After losing a leg to cancer, Fox embarked on a historic cross-Canada run to raise awareness & money for cancer research. Learn more → https://t.co/tQvCYBPbOt 🎨 by guest artist @lynndoodles pic.twitter.com/PciGRXO3TM — Google Doodles (@GoogleDoodles) September 13, 2020
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