Ray Van Cleef

Raymond DeGray Van Cleef (June 22, 1910 – May 26, 1964) was an American artist's model, magazine editor, physical culturist, and columnist.

Life Van Cleef took up weightlifting in Siegmund Klein's gym.

Van Cleef was an artist's model. He may have been the original small scale model for Prometheus, a sculpture designed by Paul Manship in Rockefeller Center, even though Leonardo Nole is often credited as the only model. and he organized weightlifting competitions like the Santa Clara Valley Invitational Tournament in 1963.

Van Cleef resided in San Jose with his wife, Virginia, and their two daughters, Lois and Martha. for which he wrote a column called Strong Men Around the World. In his columns, he wrote about wrist-wrestling competitions and walkathons.