Dan seemed to annoy a lot of people but in retrospect the musclemen weren't paid much by any of them which is a real pity. Zabo always said there was no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in bodybuilding. Arnold found his gold in Hollywood then real estate.
Vince, keep in mind that Grimek, Lurie, Eiferman, Pearl, Coe, Arnold, and many, many others went into bodybuilding related businesses. None of these guys believed that they were going to make a living or get rich simply by taking off their shirt and posing.
None of the guys who competed in AAU events were ever paid a penny by Hoffman or anyone else. Did they think Joe or Dan were going to write them big checks because they competed in the IFBB or WBBG?