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Duke Clemons

Duke Clemons

Weight: 192 lbs.

From: East Duke, OK

Birthday: Jun 4th

Pro Debut: October 20, 1936

Aliases: Ray Clemons

Feds Worked For: TSW, NWA, Tony Bernardi Wrestling (MO)

 

Other Facts: -Real name was Narville Ray Clemons
-Wrestled collegiately at the Central State Teachers College (now University of Central Oklahoma) where he was a 3 time All-American. He won the NCAA Division I National Title in 1936.
-Represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling at 191 pounds. He finished 5th.
-Played professional football for the Detroit Lions
-Passed away November 26, 1980
-Posthumously inducted into the University of Central Oklahoma Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990

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