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	Encyclopedia: Steve Fonyo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Steve Fonyo (born 1966) is a Canadian man who lost his left leg to cancer and embarked on a cross-Canada marathon to raise funds for cancer research.
		Fonyo began his marathon on March 31, 1984 at 18 years of age and completed it on May 29, 1985, covering 7924 km and raising $13 million (Canadian dollars).
		"Steve Fonyo Drive" (a road) in Kingston, Ontario is named after him, as is "Steve Fonyo Beach" in Victoria, British Columbia where he ended his run.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Steve-Fonyo (582 words)

	Rafe Mair Online - April 13, 2005
		Steve did receive an Order of Canada but it seemed he was being hit from both sides – on the one hand he had trouble handling the attention he got while on the other hand believing he wasn’t getting his due.
		Fonyo simply stated, "I am very sorry for the crimes I have done." The result was that Fonyo avoided going to jail, but was given an 18-month, conditional sentence, meaning that he would stay out of jail unless he breached any of a lengthy list of court-ordered conditions.
		Fonyo, although plagued for a few years by alcohol abuse, is currently a very stable individual who seems to have overcome his quick rise to fame and the repercussions it caused a young man. He has studied aircraft engine maintenance and earned his helicopter pilot licence.
	www.rafeonline.com /showthread.php?t=3595 (919 words)

	FactsCanada.ca -- Sunday Newsletter 2001-25Su
		Steve Fonyo was born in Montreal, Quebec, on June 29, 1965.
		Fonyo, considered a hero after raising millions of dollars for cancer research by running across Canada on an artificial limb, was so tortured by fame and depression that he eventually considered suicide and turned to cocaine use.
		Fonyo (who was now 31-years-old) simply stated, "I am very sorry for the crimes I have done." The result was that Fonyo avoided going to jail, but was given an 18-month, conditional sentence, meaning that he would stay out of jail unless he breached any of a lengthy list of court-ordered conditions.
	www.factscanada.ca /sunday/sunday-2001-25-06-24.shtml (3066 words)

	Steve Fonyo \| Gen X at 40
		Fonyo also did not have the personality that Fox had and no matter how well his intentions were, when the race was over, so was his celebrity.
		Steve is the man who followed in the footsteps of a giant and finished what Terry started, and I think that Terry would be proud of that accomplishment.
		Steve Fonyo is and will always be a GREAT CANADIAN and I did send in his name when they were looking for the list of Greatest Canadians.
	www.genx40.com /archives/2005/may/stevefonyo (1716 words)

	Artificial Body Parts - Lorraine Brown
		Fonyo wore out seven prosthetic legs on his journey from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.
		Fonyo could not have considered such an undertaking if he had needed to wear the heavy iron, leather, and wooden legs of earlier times.
		Made of lightweight plastics and strong, resilient metal alloys, the artificial legs that carried Fonyo across the continent were the fruits of years of research in the art/science of prosthetics.
	www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1987/May/Sa13011.htm (271 words)

	Welcome to the Now - Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After Fonyo crossed Mile 0 of the Trans-Canada Highway near Beacon Hill Park, he descended to a beach that was named for him, stepped into the Pacific with his artificial leg and emptied a jar-full of Atlantic water.
		Fonyo was a 15-year-old living in White Rock when he saw Fox on BCTV, speaking of his ambitious goal to run across Canada and raise a dollar from every Canadian to beat cancer, a disease that claimed Fox's right leg and later his life.
		Fonyo is thankful for all the volunteer support during the run 20 years ago, but remains leery of the Canadian Cancer Society's national directors.
	www.thenownewspaper.com /issues05/061105/entertainment.html (1707 words)

	Welcome to the Vancouver Courier - On Line - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Steve Fonyo: "I'd say what I've learned from my life so far is that you can't run away from problems." Photo by Dan Toulgoet.
		Steve Fonyo seems nervous as he sits in the mechanical workshop at Star Limousine's Industrial Avenue office.
		Fonyo, who lost part of his left leg to cancer at age 12, turned 19 part way through his 14-month, 4,500-mile run from St. John's, Newfoundland to Victoria, B.C. The run ended in May 1985 and placed Fonyo on the same pedestal as national hero Terry Fox, who inspired Fonyo to continue Fox's legacy.
	www.vancourier.com /issues03/074103/news/074103nn6.html (513 words)

	The Martlet: UVic's Independent Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		ëSteve Fonyoís face is the face of a cancer survivor and a hero, and it should be celebratedí
		Fonyo began five years later, facing a public that did not want to see him succeed, or even attempt his journey.
		Tarnished as his reputation might be, Steve Fonyo’s face is the face of a cancer survivor and a hero, and it should be celebrated.
	www.martlet.ca /archives/050519/oped2.html (474 words)

	Special People - Sample Passage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Terry Fox, Rick Hansen, and Steve Fonyo are household names for Canadians.
		Terry Fox died in 1981 at the age of 22, leaving unfinished his run, which he called the "Marathon of Hope." Despite having lost a leg to cancer, he still ran from Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario, raising $25 million along the way for cancer research.
		Steve Fonyo, who had also lost a leg to cancer, raised almost $13 million for cancer research.
	fpweb.peel.edu.on.ca /npark/literacy/special.htm (775 words)

	Whatever Happened To: Steve Fonyo
		At the risk of sounding like a bad pun (not intended), Steve Fonyo followed in the footsteps of Canadian hero Terry Fox, each having lost a leg to cancer and embarking on a trans-Canada marathon to raise funds for cancer research.
		His efforts were not in vain and he inspired the likes of Steve Fonyo and Rick Hansen to undertake quests of their own.
		Fonyo succeeded in crossing the country over 1984 and 1985, raising over 13 million for cancer research.
	www.weht.net /WEHT/Steve_Fonyo.html (256 words)

	Steve Fonyo - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Steve Fonyo - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Steve Fonyo is a Canadian man who lost a leg to cancer and embarked on a cross-Canada marathon to raise funds for cancer research.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Steve Fonyo contains research on
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Steve_Fonyo (274 words)

	Encyclopedia: Terry Fox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This has included Steve Fonyo, another runner who also had a leg amputated owing to cancer and who retraced the same route as Fox and then proceeded to complete the run to the west coast in the name of cancer research.
		A close friend of Fox's, Rick Hansen, a paraplegic athlete, was also inspired to make his own trek around the world in his wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord injury research.
		Rick Hansen, O.C., O.B.C., (born August 26, 1957, Port Alberni, British Columbia) is a Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian most famous for his Man in Motion tour, in which he circumnavigated the globe in a wheelchair to raise public awareness of spinal cord research.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Terry-Fox (2529 words)

	Cold Ground: One Thought on the 25 Years
		Steve did a wonderful job, but I think his managers or publicists did a very bad job, because people did not cotten to Steve that much.
		It is very sad that Steve Fonyo never been truly recognized but mainly because he came from europe.
		How Fonyo has been ignored is unconscionable, but not a matter of any institutional behaviour, racism or any other similar thing.
	coldground.typepad.com /cold_ground/2005/04/one_thought_on_.html (1506 words)

	601 Blog : Social Studies - Chapter 3, Lesson 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		steve fonyo is a guy who had cancer, he only had 1 leg but did that stop him from walkiing all around Canada?
		Steve Fonyo is handicaped person that ran across Canada.
		Steve Fonyo is a stong man if he had a mechanial leg to run that far.
	visitmyclass.com /blogs/kdib/archive/2005/09/27/22771.aspx (124 words)

	Cold Ground: History
		I'm not going to write about Fox, since there's been plenty said in the news these days: he's getting a lot more attention now than he did that day in Newfoundland (let me state uncategorically though that his accomplishment was amazing, and he is a suitable choice for a Canadian hero).
		Fonyo also had an artificial leg (opposite side), and he picked up where Fox left off and made it all the way to the Pacific.
		It certainly isn't the press, and while I know for sure that this anniversary is Terry Fox's time, the fact that a Google News search only gets one hit for Fonyo (and an off-hand mention at that) is kind of sad.
	coldground.typepad.com /cold_ground/history (1832 words)

	Title Subject to Change (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		On a side note, Scott Radley (a friend of mine from Philpott) wrote a fantastic article on Steve Fonyo, the forgotten Canadian hero who, like Terry Fox, lost his leg to cancer and actually completed a cross-country run.
		Steve and I haven't spoken since that day, although for about a year after I left several messages which he never returned.
		I learned years later from a mutual friend, that Steve was pretty hurt/angry about my leaving early that night.
	albaker.blogspot.com /2005_05_01_albaker_archive.html (1813 words)

	Terry Fox Remembered - Hockey Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Steve Fonyo made it across the country on one leg.
		Fonyo also get in trouble with the law several times in the years following his run.
		Fonyo's run just never had the same feel or warmth to it.
	www.hockeystation.com /showthread.php?t=37 (1387 words)

	Hansard -- Thursday, April 11, 1985 -- Afternoon Sitting
		Dolin recently resigned her portfolio in her ongoing battle with cancer, but was nevertheless able to offer a warm welcome to British Columbia's Steve Fonyo upon his arrival in Manitoba a few short weeks ago.
		Steve Fonyo, is expected to arrive in British Columbia very shortly.
		Fonyo's fund-raising effort for cancer research, has the government agreed to match private contributions to the Cancer Society in respect to Mr.
	www.legis.gov.bc.ca /hansard/33rd3rd/33p_03s_850411p.htm (19535 words)

	Discover Vancouver Forum - Terry Fox is a Canadian HERO
		Fonyo may be a nice guy, but his advisers and friends sure led him astray.
		Fonyo was a fraud and a cheat.I remember seeing him outside a nightclub in Vernon in the 80s smoking a joint!
		I hope that you can open your heart to Steve, and if the day comes that what he did for Canada is celebrated, I hope that you can say a quiet thank you with in your heart.
	www.discovervancouver.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=23955 (3710 words)

	SportsFilter \| 25th Anniversary of the Terry Fox Run
		There is no doubt in my mind that Terry Fox is probably one of the greatest Canadians, but I've always wondered why Terry gets far, far more press than other equally deserving (based on their physical challenges and fund raising efforts) people.
		Two that always immediate come to mind are Steve Fonyo and Rick Hansen.
		I'm aware that both Steve and Rick had some personal problems (some substance abuse issues and run ins with the law) after their accomplishments, but in my mind that doesn't discount what they were able to do.
	www.sportsfilter.com /comments.cfm/5115 (1346 words)

	Terry Fox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Terry Fox's heroism has inspired other Canadians to similar feats in the name of charitable causes.
		This has included Steve Fonyo, another runner who also had a leg amputated due to cancer and who retraced the same route of Terry Fox and then proceeded to complete the run to the west coast in the name of cancer research.
		A close friend of Fox, Rick Hansen, a paraplegic athlete, was also inspired by Terry to make his own trek around the world in his wheelchair to raise funds for spinal injury research.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/t/te/terry_fox.html (723 words)

	Marathon of Hope \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rick Hansen is far from forgotten, but, sadly, Steve Fonyo pretty much has been forgotten.
		Can't find it right now, but iirc, Steve Fonyo was from Edmonton, so that makes a pretty damned impressive group of Western Canadians.
		Steve Fonyo is not remembered for good reason: he turned out to be an awful jerk.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/41150 (2267 words)

	Welcome to the Vancouver Courier - On Line - Opinion
		Steve Fonyo is not a forgotten man. We remember him, his courage and determination to achieve the impossible-and he did it with little support from anyone, which includes the media.
		Has there ever been another Steve Fonyo running since he so heroically achieved his goal for all of us?
		The answer is obvious; no on e wanted to suffer the humiliation and degradation Steve Fonyo did.
	www.vancourier.com /issues05/062105/opinion/062105le3.html (182 words)

	Phantom Pain and How to Deal With IT.
		It was at the time Steve Fonyo was running across Canada.
		Three months after the last operation I challenged the Mayor of Nanaimo, British Columbia, where I was living at the time, to a marathon run to raise money for cancer research.
		Three years of intensive training with able-bodied athletes in Calgary and world class competition culminated in a Gold and silver medal in the 100 and 200 meter sprints at the 1988 Paralympics in Seoul, Korea.
	www.amputee-online.com /amputee/phantom.html (1284 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Steve Fonyo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
		Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Steve Fonyo; all previous versions may be viewed here.
		They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Steve_Fonyo (381 words)

	Ubersite - To my Fellow Canadians: Who is the Greatest Canadian?
		STEVE FONYO: After Terry Fox raised millions of dollars for cancer research by running across Canada, and becoming a national hero in the process, we had Steve Fonyo.
		Steve Fonyo was arrested once breaking into a pawnshop in my hometown (Vernon, BC) to get the keys to the car he had pawned earlier in the day so that he could steal it back.
		He was PM for a total of like 26 years, and he was ridiculously hammered on gin the entire time.
	www.ubersite.com /m/30322 (1739 words)

	TERN- Manipulative Technologies 1700-1990
		After his successful run Fonyo had difficulties adjusting to his new found fame.
		But, like Fox before him, it was a gutsy performance and he and his metal leg educated an entire population about courage and cancer.
		To this day, Fonyo has not received the credit he deserves.
	www.edst.educ.ubc.ca /tern/Chrono/ManThen.htm (2375 words)

	Tillsonburg News, Tillsonburg, ON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		When Fox collapsed near Thunder Bay, bringing an end to his transCanada effort to run from the East to the West Coast in order to raise money for cancer research and treatment, someone else took up the torch to finish what Fox had begun.
		Nineteen-year-old Steve Fonyo dipped his artificial left leg in the Pacific Ocean, finishing Fox's run, and raising almost nine million additional dollars for cancer.
		Observed the Tillsonburg News : "It was the end of a dream for Fonyo, and the beginning of new hope for cancer patients everywhere."
	www.tillsonburgnews.com /story.php?id=167351 (376 words)

	WORLD BRIEFS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Composer Kunad defects TUEBINGEN, West Germany - Rainer Kunad, 48, one of East Germany's most distinguished composers and opera directors, said he will not return to East Germany and will instead defect to the West with his family.
		Cancer run completed VICTORIA, British Columbia - Steve Fonyo, a teen-age cancer victim who fought his disease by running from coast to coast on his one good leg, dipped his artificial limb in the Pacific Ocean to complete his journey.
		Fonyo's "Journey for Lives" has raised nearly $7 million in private and government donations for cancer research, care and education, officials said.
	212.67.202.191 /%7Eoldhamk/oldsite/presscoverage/houstonchronicle/archive/19850530.html (274 words)

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