Dick Button, U.S. Figure Skating Legend, Dies at 95
U.S. figure skating legend Dick Button, who won back-to-back Olympic gold medals before becoming the iconic voice of the sport on American television, has died. He was 95. Button’s passing was first ...
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Dick Button, US figure skating pioneer, will always be 'godfather of this sport'
American figure skating pioneer Dick Button, a two-time Olympic gold medalist ... landed the first double axel and triple jump in competition. He remains the only U.S. figure skater to win two ...
Dick Button, Olympic Great And Voice of Skating, Dies at 95
More than just the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history, Dick Button was one of the sport’s greatest innovators and promoters.
Dick Button, Skating’s Titanic Figure, Dead at 95
The two-time Olympic champion who pushed his sport to new physical heights went on to become its television voice for generations of viewers.
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Figure skating community mourns the loss of legend Dick Button in the wake of D.C. plane crash tragedy
Button died Thursday in North Salem, New York, his family confirmed Thursday. "U.S. Figure Skating mourns the loss of the legendary Dick Button," the organization said in a statement. "The two ...
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Dick Button, Icon of Olympic Figure Skating, Dies at 95
Dick Button and Peggy Fleming covered the 1984 ... Button never relinquished his role as guardian. In 2020, he used U.S. Figure Skating’s work-from-home challenge to chide the International ...
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Dick Button, Olympic skating legend and announcer, dead at 95
Dick Button Dick Button smiles next to a painting of him while honored at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif. on Jan. 4, 2018. AP “Dick was one of the most important ...
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Dick Button dies at 95: Olympic gold medalist was figure skating's superstar and professor
There was a time, and it wasn’t a short period of time at all, when figure skating was one of the most popular televised sports in the nation, and Dick Button was the most famous and most powerful ...
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Dick Button, dominant U.S. figure skating icon, dies at 95
Button died Thursday in North Salem, N.Y. U.S. Figure Skating said he died of natural causes. Advertisement "U.S. Figure Skating mourns the loss of the legendary Dick Button," U.S. Figure Skating ...
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Dick Button, first U.S. Olympic figure skating gold medalist, dies at 95
“Dick Button created an open and honest space in figure skating broadcasting where no topic or moment was off-limits,” said Johnny Weir, the three-time U.S. champion and current NBC Sports fig ...
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Dick Button, first U.S. Olympic figure skating gold medalist, dies at 95
“Dick Button created an open and honest space in figure skating broadcasting where no topic or moment was off-limits,” said Johnny Weir, the three-time U.S. champion and current NBC Sports figure ...