Northern Star Award
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The Northern Star Award, formerly known as the Lou Marsh Trophy, the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy and Lou Marsh Award, is a trophy awarded annually to Canada's top athlete, professional or amateur. It is
Hockey player Wayne Gretzky has won the Northern Star Award four times, more than any other athlete.
Kurt Browning, 1990 winner
Jacques Villeneuve, 1995 and 1997 winner
Jamie Salé and David Pelletier, 2001 winners
Terry Fox
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Terrance Stanley Fox was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, having had one leg amputated due to cancer, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and aware
Northern Star Award
…Also won the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canadian female athlete of the year Not included in this table are Terry Fox and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, as their respective wins were based on their social contributions, rather than their participation in a sport in general…
Terry Fox in Toronto during his Marathon of Hope cross-country run (July 1980)
Fox's favourite prosthetic leg used during his Marathon of Hope, on display at the Canadian Museum of History
Fox on the SFU track, 1979
The van used in the Marathon of Hope on display at the Royal British Columbia Museum