There was a time, and it wasn’t a short period of time at all, when figure skating was one of the most popular televised sports in the nation, and Dick Button was the most famous and most ...

The Ice Capades performed for seven nights at County Stadium in July 1953, the Milwaukee stadium's first year in operation.

Here's a look back at the entertainers, leaders, athletes and other notable people we've said goodbye to so far in 2025.

U.S. Figure Skating was hit with a horrific loss as the entire team — athletes, seconds, thirds and coaches, perished in a ...

2003 — Michael Jordan becomes the first 40-year-old in NBA history to score 40 or more points, getting 43 in the Washington Wizards’ 89-86 win over the New Jersey Nets. 2014 — Mikaela Shiffrin becomes ...

2018 — Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu becomes the first man to successfully defend his Olympic figure skating title since Dick Button in 1952. 2020 – 62nd Daytona 500: Denny Hamlin wins second straight title by ...

Button died Thursday in North Salem, New York, his family confirmed Thursday. "U.S. Figure Skating mourns the loss of the legendary Dick Button," the organization said in a statement. "The two ...

“Dick Button is the custodian of the history of figure skating and its quintessential voice,” said Brian Boitano, the 1988 ...

The Associated Press called Button “one of his sport’s great innovators and promoters, the man responsible not only for inventing the flying camel spin but describing it to generations of fans.” ...

Olympic athlete, broadcaster, actor and entrepreneur Dick Button has died. He was 95 years old. The Associated Press called Button “one of his sport’s great innovators and promoters, the man ...