Dick Van Arsdale Dies at 81; 3-Time NBA All-Star Played 12 Seasons with Suns, Knicks

[RandySF]

Dick Van Arsdale, a three-time NBA All-Star who played for the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns, died on Monday at the age of 81, the Suns announced on social media.

Van Arsdale was a standout at Indiana from 1962 to 1965, earning All-American honors alongside his twin brother Tom. He averaged 17.2 points and 10 rebounds per game during his three seasons with the Hoosiers.

He was selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 1965 NBA draft and put up 12.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game to earn NBA All-Rookie Team honors.

After three seasons with the Knicks, Van Arsdale was the Phoenix Suns' first selection in the 1968 expansion draft, earning him the nickname "Original Sun." His first year in Phoenix saw him land on his first All-Star team as he put up 21 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. He was named an All-Star over the next two seasons as well and landed on the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1974.



https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10147506-dick-van-arsdale-dies-at-81-3-time-nba-all-star-played-12-seasons-with-suns-knicks

[viva la]

1. One of the NBA twins.

The NBA has had more than a few twin pairs.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. I Remember Him

And, his brother.
I started following the NBA pretty darned young.

[Wonder Why]

3. I watched both twins in MSG back in the '60s. What bullies! One would always hang back as defensive

guy if the other team had someone down near that team's offensive basket. Didn't matter which Van Arsdale. They'd elbow the poor offensive guy to death because all the refs were at the other end of the court where the action was. Nobody dared take them on because they had muscles like Mr. America and used their elbows as knives.