On this day in sports: April 12

1. 1980 Canadian athlete Terry Fox embarked on an east-to-west "Marathon of Hope" from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with a prosthetic leg to raise funds for cancer research. Source
2. 1980 Canadian runner and athlete Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF Source
3. 1980 Born: Sara Head, Welsh Paralympic table tennis champion Source
4. 2020 Died: Tarvaris Jackson, American football player (born 1983) Source
5. 2026 Died: Chris Payton-Jones American football player (born 1995) Source

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