Dick Button, figure skating legend and Olympic champion, dies at 95

Dick Button, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, has died at the age of 95.

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Dick Button, 95, Figure Skating Champion and Commentator, Dies

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.
The New York Times - 1h
American figure skating icon Dick Button, 95, dies

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.
ESPN - 2h
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.
NBC News - 3h
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at age 95
ABC News - 5h
Olympic figure skating great and commentator Dick Button dies at 95

Olympic figure skating great and commentator Dick Button dies at 95
ABC News - 5h
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