Autographs of Dick Button

Richard Totten Button (July 18, 1929 – January 30, 2025) was an American figure skater and skating analyst. He was a two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time consecutive world champion (1948–1952). He was also the only non-European man to have become European champion. Button is credited as having been the first skater to successfully land the double Axel jump in competition in 1948, as well as the first triple jump of any kind – a triple loop – in 1952. He also invented the flying camel spin, which was originally known as the "Button camel". He "brought increased athleticism" to figure skating in the years following World War II. According to figure skating historian James R. Hines, Button represented the "American School" of figure skating, which was a more athletic style than skaters from Europe.
Button was born on July 18, 1929, and raised in Englewood, New Jersey. He graduated in 1947 from the Englewood School for Boys (now Dwight-Englewood School). He began skating at an early age but did not begin training seriously until the age of 12, after his father overheard him being told he would never be a good skater. Button's father sent him to Lake Placid, New York, to train with coach Gus Lussi, who coached him throughout his competitive career.
In his first competition, the 1943 Eastern States Novice Championship, Button finished second to Jean-Pierre Brunet. In 1944, he won the Eastern States junior title which earned him the opportunity to compete at the National Novice Championships. He won the event. In 1945, his third year of serious skating, he won the Eastern States senior title and the national junior title. He was also skating pairs, and competed with Barbara Jones in junior pairs at the 1946 Eastern States Championships. They performed Button's singles program side-by-side with minor modifications and won. This competition, where Button also competed as a single skater, led into the 1946 U.S. Championships. At age 16, Button won the 1946 U.S. Championships by a unanimous vote. According to Button, this was the first time anyone had won the men's novice, junior, and senior titles in three consecutive years. Button went on to win six more national championships (1947–1951), tying the record set by Roger Turner, who won seven U.S. Nationals between 1928 and 1934. This win earned Button a spot at the 1947 World Championships.
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Current items with a signature of Dick Button

These are the most current items with a signature of Dick Button that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	DICK BUTTON (Olympic Figure Skating) Magazine Picture/Page -*AUTOGRAPHED* d.2025	£26.66

Traded items with a signature of Dick Button

The most expensive item with a signature of Dick Button (DICK BUTTON Autographed Signed 8x10 Photograph - To Gary) was sold in March 2026 for £180.16 while the cheapest item (Dick Button Signed 4x6 Photo Olympic Figure Skating Gold Medal Autograph Auto) found a new owner for £0.77 in April 2022. The month with the most items sold (5) was April 2025 with an average selling price of £24.74 for an autographed item of Dick Button. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with £87.47 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.77 was April 2022. In average, an autographed item from Dick Button is worth £25.16.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Dick Button were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Dick Button #55 signed autograph auto 1983 Topps Greatest Olympians Card BAS	£108.69
	Dick Button Autographed 1991 Impel Olympic Card #12 PSA Slabbed & Certified	£35.56
	Dick Button Autographed 4x6 Photo USA Olympic Figure Skating	£24.74
	Dick Button Autographed 4x6 Photo USA Olympic Figure Skating	£24.74
	Dick Button Autographed 4x6 Photo USA Olympic Figure Skating	£24.74
	Dick Button Autographed Signed 3x5 Index Card Olympic Skating Champion	£20.61
	DICK BUTTON Autographed Signed 8x10 Photograph - To Gary	£180.16
	Dick Button Olympics Figure Skating Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo PSA/DNA COA #2	£62.59
	Dick Button Olympics Figure Skating Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo PSA/DNA COA #3	£62.58
	Dick Button Olympics Figure Skating Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo PSA/DNA COA #3	£87.47
	Dick Button Olympics Figure Skating Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo PSA/DNA COA #4	£62.59
	Dick Button Olympics Figure Skating Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo PSA/DNA COA #5	£62.58
	Dick Button Signed 3x5 Index Card - Figure Skating - TTM Authentic Autograph	£41.78
	OLYMPIC SKATER DICK BUTTON SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO W/COA IN PERSON AUTOGRAPH	£50.55
	Signed 1991 Impel U.S. Olympicards Hall of Fame - Dick Button #12 ICE Skating	£25.58