Birth name | Ronald Anthony Urlich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 February 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Mount Albert Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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