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Athlete Bio#
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Age
95
Hometown
Englewood, NJ
Education
Englewood School for Boys (Englewood, N.J.) Harvard College; Harvard Law School
Quick Facts
- Son of George and Evelyn Button
- First person to land a double axel and triple jump in competition
- Inventor of the flying camel spin
- Won a record-tying seven consecutive U.S. championships
- Was the only man to simultaneously hold the Olympic, world, European, North American and U.S. titles
- Prominent figure skating analyst and first winner of the Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality
- Named Person of the Century by International Figure Skating Magazine
- Father to two children, Edward and Emily.
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 2-time Olympic medalist (2 gold)
- Olympic Games Oslo 1952, gold (Singles - Men)
- Olympic Games St. Moritz 1948, gold (Singles - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 1952 – gold (Singles - Men)
- Years of participation: Singles - Men 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952
- Medals: 6 (5 gold, 1 silver)
- Gold – 1952 (Singles - Men); 1951 (Singles - Men); 1950 (Singles - Men); 1949 (Singles - Men); 1948 (Singles - Men)
- Silver – 1947 (Singles - Men)
Athlete News#
Hall Of Fame Bio #
Richard Totten “Dick” Button is considered one of the best male figure skaters of all time. The first person to successfully land a double axel and a triple jump in figure skating competition, Button won back-to-back gold medals at the Olympic Winter Games St. Moritz 1948 and Oslo 1952. Button was also the first American to have won the European championships in 1948, and he won five consecutive world championship titles from 1948-52. The New Jersey native has been called the “Voice of Figure Skating” for his commentating work off the ice, and was the first winner of the Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality – Analyst.
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