Who cares how Mr. O represents the sport. If you want bobybuilding to gain popularity, one might as well make Richard Simmons Mr. Olympia.
Gunter's physique wasn't even near good enough winning Mr. O title, period.
True.....i think the point i was making was more along the lines of, as far and personality goes, Gunter was one of the best.
Very nice guy, softly spoken, funny.....a good guy in a pretty seedy industry.