His daughter, actress Emily Button, later confirmed that he died in North Salem, New York, on Thursday, January 30. The official U.S. Figure ... United States Figure Skating Championships and ...

31 (UPI) --Dick Button, who won figure skating ... world championships in men's singles from 1948 through 1952. He placed second in 1947. He also won seven-consecutive U.S. titles from 1946 ...

His daughter, actress Emily Button, later confirmed that he died in North Salem, New York, on Thursday, January 30. The official U.S. Figure ... United States Figure Skating Championships and ...

American figure skating pioneer ... He remains the only U.S. figure skater to win two individual Olympic golds. Button also won five consecutive world championships (1948-1952), seven consecutive ...

FILE - Dick Button smiles next to a painting of him while honored at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File ...

Members of Philadelphia-area skating clubs and three skaters from Delaware are among those who died when American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a military helicopter on Jan. 29, 2025.

Button died in North Salem, New York, his daughter, actress Emily Button ... In 2020, he used U.S. Figure Skating’s work-from-home challenge to chide the International Skating Union for ...

After the 1961 plane crash that killed the entire U.S. figure skating team on the way to the world championships ... Edward and Emily. Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men ...

After the 1961 plane crash that killed the entire U.S. figure skating team on the way to the world championships ... Edward and Emily. Skretta reported from Kansas City, Missouri.

aboard the plane who were traveling back from the National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita. The young skater reflected on his ...

Lane was among a group of 14 figure skaters and their coaches, including his mother Christine Lane, 49, aboard the plane who were traveling back from the National Development Camp held in conjunction ...

Dick Button, the first figure skater to win a gold ... He also won five consecutive world championships from 1948 to 1952, seven consecutive U.S. championships from 1946 to 1952 and was the ...