Dick Button was the first American Olympic figure skating gold medalist in the sport back in 1948, then again in 1952.
Button is widely considered one of the greatest figure skaters of all time. He was the first American skater to win an ...
Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history. He was one of his sport’s greatest innovators ...
The two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champ was also an influential broadcaster for more than five decades.
He won an Emmy for his enthusiastic and sometimes acerbic analysis on sportscasts, but before that he made history as a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
Dick Button, who won figure skating gold for Team USA in 1948 and 1952 before going on to star as a commentator, has died, his family announced. He was 95.
Olympic figure skating great and commentator Dick Button dies at 95.