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 ...
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.” ...
Five-time world champion Dick Button won Olympic figure skating gold medals at St. Moritz in 1948, becoming the first in any competition to do the double axel, and at Oslo in 1952, when he was the ...
Dick Button, a dominant and electrifying force in figure skating who was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport, then shaped the public understanding of skating for decades ...
Dick Button, who brought figure skating to American audiences as the first U.S. skater to win an Olympic gold medal and then as a longtime commentator, died Thursday at his home in North Salem ...
Olympic and world figure skating champion Dick Button has died at age 95. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Share NEW YORK — Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history.