Button with his fellow figure skating gold medallist Barbara Ann Scott ... and his wife Evelyn. Young Dick was given his first pair of skates aged 11 and went on to attend a skating school in ...

One of figure skating's greatest legends has died. Dick Button, 95, the golden boy who began it all by revolutionizing the sport, passed away on January 31, 2025. Born Richard Totten Button ...

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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.

In the first major league night game, the Chicago White Sox play the New York Giants in a 10-inning exhibition in Houston. 1952 — Dick Button performs the first triple jump in a figure skating ...

Bob Cousy of the Celtics scores 24 points before 2,368 fans in a 88-67 win. 1952 — Dick Button performs the first triple jump in a figure skating competition. 1953 — In college basketball’s longest ...

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