Dick Button

Dick Button

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Dick Button

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Dick Button

Performer

July 18, 1929

Englewood, New Jersey

January 30, 2025

Dick Button was an Emmy-winning Olympian who earned two gold medals for figure skating. He was a commentator and announcer who appeared on shows including ABC's Wide World of Sports, We, the People, Omnibus, The Ed Sullivan Show, Battle of the Blades and Skating with the Stars. Button made cameos in television specials including ABC's Wide World of Sports 30th Anniversary Special, Skates of Gold III and Fire on Ice: Champions of American Figure Skating. He can also be seen in movies including "The Young Doctors," "The Fabulous Ice Age" and "Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Winter Olympic Glory."

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