The original Phoenix Suns player, Dick Van Arsdale put the Valley on the pro sports map. He died last week at 81.

Dick Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star who became the first Phoenix Suns player after being selected by the franchise in the ...

Van Arsdale and his twin brother, Tom, shared Indiana's Mr. Basketball honors at Manual High School in Indianapolis in 1961 ...

Dick Van Arsdale was the 1st selection in the expansion Draft to build the Suns roster and the scorer of the first points in ...

A former star of the IU basketball program has passed away. The Phoenix Suns reported Monday Indiana native and former Hoosier Dick Van Arsdale has died at the age of 81 years old. Along with his ...

The Phoenix Suns announced that Dick Van Arsdale, who spent nine seasons with the team, has died at 81 years old. Van Arsdale spent 12 years in the NBA, after being drafted in the second round of the ...

Legendary former Phoenix Suns star Dick Van Arsdale, who died Monday at 81, had a strong bond with his twin brother, a ...

Dick Van Arsdale was 81. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Suns legend Dick Van Arsdale, the ‘Original Sun’ and a member of our Ring of Honor,” the team posted on social media.

Jerry Colangelo knew of Dick Van Arsdale way before making him the first Phoenix Suns player ever. "I believe it was 1961," Colangelo recalls. "I'm playing for the University of Illinois and we're ...

The Phoenix Suns announced Monday the death of "Ring of Honor" member Dick Van Arsdale. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Arsdale died at the age of 81. "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Suns ...