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 ...

A three-time All-Star, he played for the Knicks and the Phoenix Suns. For one season, he and Tom Van Arsdale were hard-to-tell-apart teammates. By Harvey Araton Dick Van Arsdale, a three-time All ...

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 ...

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 ...

Legendary former Phoenix Suns star Dick Van Arsdale, who died Monday at 81, had a strong bond with his twin brother, a passion for art and a competitive streak. He put the Suns' stunning run to ...

Van Arsdale was the 1st selection in the expansion Draft to build the Suns roster and the scorer of the first points in team history The Associated Press Known as the 'Original Sun,' three-time ...

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 ...