Charles Gaines, bodybuilding fan who propelled Arnold Schwarzenegger to fame and later invented paintballing

Charles Gaines, who has died aged 84, was a writer and outdoorsman credited with making Arnold Schwarzenegger famous and with inventing paintball.

The writer who introduced the world to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s bodybuilding era has died

Charles Gaines, the author whose book and documentary “Pumping Iron” helped bring professional bodybuilding into the ...

Author Charles Gaines, who popularized the world of bodybuilding with ‘Pumping Iron,’ dies at 84

Charles Gaines, the author whose book and documentary “Pumping Iron” helped bring professional bodybuilding into the ...
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Alabama native who wrote the bodybuilding book “pumping iron” dies

Before Arnold Schwarzenegger was “The Terminator,” and before Lou Ferrigno was the “Incredible Hulk,” there was Charles ...

Author who introduced Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world dead at 84

Pumping Iron author Charles Gaines who introduced Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world dead at age 84 - Schwarzenegger paid ...