• Award: Athletic Hall of Fame List
• Awardee: Button, Richard “Dick”
• Honored 1996

Figure Skating International Winter Olympics, Gold Medals (1948, 52) World Championships, Five Gold Medals, One Silver Medal, (1947-52) North American Championships, First Place (1947, 49, 51) Nine U.S. National Championships, First Place (1944-52) Only skater ever to make a grand slam sweep of all the major titles: United States, North America, European, World and Olympic Championships First Winner of an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality (1981)