Dick Button
Awards And Accomplishments
| 1943 | Won silver medal, United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA) Eastern States Novice Championship |
| 1943 | Won gold medal, USFSA Middle Atlantic Novice Championship |
| 1944 | Won gold medal, USFSA Eastern States Junior Championship |
| 1944 | Won gold medal, USFSA United States Novice Championship |
| 1945 | Won gold medal, USFSA Junior Championship |
| 1946-52 | Won gold medal, USFSA Men's Championship |
| 1947 | Won silver medal, International Skating Union (ISU) World Championship |
| 1948 | Won gold medal, ISU European Championship |
| 1948 | Won gold medal, Saint Moritz Winter Olympic Games |
| 1948-52 | Won gold medal, ISU World Championship |
| 1949 | Awarded James E. Sullivan Award for best amateur athlete in the United States |
| 1952 | Won gold medal, Oslo Winter Olympic Games |
| 1976 | Inducted into the U.S. and World Figure Skating Hall of Fame |
| 1981 | Received Emmy Award, Outstanding Sports Personality, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
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Famous Sports StarsFigure SkatingDick Button Biography - Sixteen-year-old U.s. Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist, Sportscaster And Producer