Olympic figure skater, commentator Dick Button dies

Dick Button, daredevil ‘godfather’ of figure skating and Emmy-winning commentator, dies at 95
Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating and literally took the sport to new heights, died Thursday, US Figure Skating said. He was 95 years old.
Richard Button, dominant U.S. figure skating icon, dies at 95
Richard 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.
US skating great Dick Button dies aged 95
US figure skating great Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion whose technical prowess revolutionised the sport has died aged 95, US Figure Skating announced."Richard 'Dick' Button, whose pioneering style and award-winning television commentary revolutionised the sport of figure skating,
Dick Button, US figure skating pioneer, will always be 'godfather of this sport'
Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion in figure skating, embodied the sport. He is the 'godfather of this sport,' Tara Lipinski once said.
American figure skating icon and broadcaster Dick Button dead at 95
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.
Olympic figure skater, commentator Dick Button dies at 95
American figure skater Dick Button, a five-time world champ and two-time Olympic gold medalist who later became the voice of the sport, has died at 95.
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95
Winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, Button helped skating become the showpiece of every Winter Olympics.
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