Actually, Revilo Oliver was extremely well-known within the right-wing movement.
BEFORE he joined the JBS, he was a regular contributor to National Review and American Mercury magazines. He was the featured speaker at events sponsored by numerous conservative organizations. He was an endorser of many groups OR he was a member of the “advisory board” of many right-wing organizations.
He was a prolific writer and speaker — which you can see from this website:
http://www.revilo-oliver.com/indexold.html
Also see: http://www.revilo-oliver.com/news/