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Frank Hayden, Canadian researcher who helped spearhead Special Olympics, dies at 96
His 1960s research helped launch the Special Olympics, which now serves millions of athletes with intellectual disabilities in more than 170 countries.
- On Saturday, Frank Hayden, the researcher who spearheaded the global Special Olympics movement, died at 96, survived by four children, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
- His 1960s research proving exercise benefits for individuals with intellectual disabilities caught the attention of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, leading to the 1968 founding of Special Olympics.
- Special Olympics athlete Amy Van Impe, 44, credited Hayden with transforming her life, saying, "He gave me the confidence to help other people and understand everybody's different."
- Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and appointed a companion of the Order of Canada, Hayden will be honored June 19 at Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School in Burlington, Ont.
- Special Olympics Canada CEO Gail Hamamoto said Hayden's work opened doors for millions, stating, "Frank Hayden changed the lives of millions of people because he believed something long before many others did.
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Frank Hayden, Canadian researcher who helped spearhead Special Olympics, dies at 96
Special Olympics Canada says Frank Hayden, whose research in the 1960s spearheaded the creation of the Special Olympics globally, has died.
·Toronto, Canada
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