Dick Button dies at 95: Olympic gold medalist was figure skating's superstar and professor
Dick Button was the first American Olympic figure skating gold medalist in the sport back in 1948, then again in 1952.
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Dick Button, Icon of Olympic Figure Skating, Dies at 95
Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating by completing the first triple jump in ...
Dick Button, Olympic skating legend and announcer, dead at 95
Dick Button, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five straight world championships, died Thursday, said his son, Edward. He ...
Dick Button Dies: Gold Medalist Who Became The Voice Of Olympic Figure Skating Was 95
Dick Button, the 2-time Olympic gold medalist and 5-time world champion who went on the become the voice of Olympic figure ...
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Dick Button, 95, Figure Skating Champion and TV Commentator, Dies
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.