ive seen a lot of answers saying he was 5-7 and 165 pounds but he was 17 and still growing so could of been up to 5-8 or 5-9 by 18
NOT TRUE. RITCHIE was 5-10". See photos of him standing next to his manager, Bob Keane , who was 6-2"..and photos of him next to Buddy Holly who was 6-0"
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Pop singer Ritchie Valens was born Richard Valenzuela on May 13, 1941 and died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. Ritchie Valens would have been 17 years old at the time of his death.
Ritchie Valens was born on May 13, 1941
Ritchie Valens's birth name is Richard Steven Valenzuela.
Ritchie Valens died on February 3d, 1959, at the age of 17. He was never married.
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