Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

FILE - Dick Button smiles next to a painting of him as he's honored at the US Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Jan. 4, 2018. FILE - US figure skater Dick Button executes a jump during a practice session at St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Jan. 19, 1948, in preparation for the Winter Olympics of 1948.

Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men's figure skater in history. He was one of his sport's greatest innovators and promoters.