Puffer

Frank Hayden, Canadian researcher who helped spearhead Special Olympics, dead at 96

—

by

admin
in

Frank Hayden of Calgary was invested as a companion of the Order of Canada by former governor general Michaelle Jean on behalf of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022.

Special Olympics Canada says Frank Hayden, whose research in the 1960s spearheaded the creation of the Special Olympics globally, has died.