Tag Archives: St. Moritz
Irving Jaffee
Irving Jaffee (Skating. Born, New York, NY, Sept. 15, 1906; died, San Diego, CA, Mar. 20, 1981.) A victim of circumstance in 1928, Irving Jaffee became a national star in speed skating at the 1932 Olympics. At St. Moritz, Switz., Jaffee easily turned in the best time in the grueling 10,000-meter event but the final […]
Dick Button
Dick Button (Figure skating. Born, Englewood, NJ, July 18, 1929.) First of the great post-World War II American figure skating champions, Richard T. Button was the U.S. national men’s champion seven straight years (1946-52) and a five-time world champion (1948-52). Button was the Olympic gold medalist in 1948 at St. Moritz, Switzerland, the first American to […]
