Two legends of Indiana basketball enjoy their retirement in their Scottsdale, Arizona, art studio where they paint and shoot the breeze with visitors who remember their talents on the hardwood courts.
I had the pleasure of meeting Tom and Dick Van Arsdale, two of my boyhood heroes. I had learned of their new passion, found the location of their shop and jumped at the chance to meet them.
The identical twins, who turned 78 in February, graciously showed my wife and me around their small studio at 7077 E. Main St., in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. One wall is adorned with Dickâs water colors and the other displays Tomâs works of art.