Dick Button

Olympic Gold Medal Figure Skater, Emmy-Winning Sports Commentator

Dick Button is widely considered one of the premiere male figure skaters of all time. He dominated the world of figure skating for a seven-year period, winning two Olympic gold med ...read more

Dick Button is widely considered one of the premiere male figure skaters of all time. He dominated the world of figure skating for a seven-year period, winning two Olympic gold medals (1948 and 1952), five consecutive World Championships, and seven U.S. National titles.

Button has since had a long and illustrious broadcasting career, and he became the first winner of an Emmy Award for “Outstanding Sports Personality – Analyst” in 1981. In December 2015 he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame as the first honoree of the “Sports Analyst” category.

Button is a member of the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and Olympic Hall of Fame. His newest book is Push Dick’s Button, a “conversational” analysis of figure skating today.

Dick Button is a frequent garden lecturer and an authoritative enthusiast of American decorative arts. His garden is featured in the 2015 book Outstanding American Gardens. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He has two children, Edward and Emily.

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