Two Suns legends. Restauranteurs, lawmakers and media fixtures. These late Arizonans left a mark on our state.

Dick Van Arsdale was Phoenix's first selection in the 1968 expansion draft after he spent his first three professional ...

He was a cool customer," Hoosiers then-coach Lee Corso said in a 2019 story about ... letting kids eat free at his restaurants everyday. Dick Van Arsdale, an Indiana University All-American ...

Dick Van Arsdale, a former second-round pick of the Knicks who later became known as the “Original Sun,” has died, the Suns announced Monday on social media. He was 81 years old. No cause of ...

Phoenix Suns great Dick Van Arsdale, who was the first player picked in the franchise’s expansion draft to build the team, has died, the team announced on Monday. He was 81. Van Arsdale ...

Life changes forever after the firstborn, and that is how it was for Phoenix basketball. Dick Van Arsdale was the first Phoenix Sun when the franchise joined the NBA in 1968. He took their first ...

Dick Van Arsdale, the first player added to the roster of the expansion Phoenix Suns in 1968, died at age 81. No cause of death was revealed for Van Arsdale, known as the "Original Sun." ...

PHOENIX — Dick Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star who became the first Phoenix Suns player after being selected by the franchise in the 1968 expansion draft, has died. He was 81. The Suns ...

Dick Van Arsdale, beloved figure in the world of basketball, cherished member of the Phoenix Suns and devoted friend to many, passed away on December 16, 2024, at the age of 81. Van Arsdale was a ...