Terry wearing the All Star jersey given by Darryl Sittler

Terry Fox is a hero to people all over

the world for his Marathon of Hope efforts, but you may not be aware of who

Terry's heroes were. Like many Canadian boys who face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">grew up hockey fans in the 70's, Terry

looked up to Darryl Sittler and Bobby Orr, both Canadian Hockey icons and Hockey

Hall of Famers. Sittler and Orr met Terry in face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Toronto during the Marathon of Hope, as well

as playing a role in the Terry Fox Run telethon after Terry was forced to stop

the Run when cancer had spread to his face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">lungs.

Looking back 30 years ago, Sittler

often thinks of Terry and discussed the memories of the Marathon of the Hope and

the relationship he had with Terry.

"I remember the picture in the

newspaper of Terry dipping his artificial leg into the Atlantic Ocean at the

beginning of his Run and being inspired by what he was face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">about to do. It really had an impact on me,"

Sittler stated.

"I continued to follow the news

about him on the tour, but he wasn't getting much exposure. Bill Vigars, head of

the Ontario Cancer Society, contacted me about face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">meeting with Terry when he approached

Toronto. I wanted to meet Terry as much as he wanted to meet me. We met at the

Four Season's Hotel and I found him very humble face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">and shy."

"He had already done 13 miles that

day.  I brought my shorts and t-shirt, so I had the opportunity to run with

him down University Avenue. There were thousands of face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">people in attendance and it was very

emotional. Before I left home, I had picked up my All Star Jersey to give to

Terry,"Sittler shared.

When the run stopped, Sittler

stayed in touch with Terry and continued to be involved, playing a role in the

CTV Telethon. When the Leafs had a game in Vancouver, he face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">invited Terry to the dressing room after the

game. "Terry was very excited to meet everyone, but you could tell it took a lot

of effort as the cancer was taking its face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">toll on his body."

In 2002, Sittler's wife, Wendy,

lost her battle with colon cancer. He has since remarried.

Sittler has continued his support

of the Terry Fox Foundation and was part of the family head shaving event in

Vancouver as part of the 27th Anniversary. He plans to face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">participate as a part of the 30th

Anniversary by running with Terry Fox supporter, Isadore Sharp.

"My opinion is that Terry Fox is

the Greatest Canadian ever," Sittler comments. "What he did is

untouchable."