Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history. He was one of his sport’s great innovators and

Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion in figure skating, embodied the sport. He is the 'godfather of this sport,' Tara Lipinski once said.

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic gold medalist who parlayed his figure skating success into a career as an Emmy-winning TV commentator, died on Thursday in North Salem, N.Y. Button’s children, Edward and Emily Button,

U.S. figure skating icon Dick Button, who won consecutive Olympic gold medals on the ice before he became the voice of the sport on television, died Thursday, U.S.

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating by completing the first triple jump in competition, then spun TV ratings gold with his pithy, Emmy-winning commentary, died Thursday.

Dick Button, an Olympic champion figure skater who became one of the voices of the sport for decades, died Thursday at age 95 in North Salem, N.Y., his daughter told The Washington Post.

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.

U.S. figure skating icon Dick Button, who won consecutive Olympic gold medals on the ice before he became the voice of the sport on television, died Thursday, U.S. Figure Skating said.He was 95.The Associated Press first reported Button's death,

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist and acclaimed broadcaster Dick Button died Thursday. He was 95 years old. Button was the first American figure skater to win an Olympic gold medal, finishing first in the men's singles competition at the 1948 Winter Games in St.

American figure skater Dick Button, a 5-time world champ and 2-time Olympic gold medalist who later became the voice of the sport, has died at the age of 95.