I actually met Keith Olbermann when I was working at an NFL training camp in 1985. He showed up at camp for a couple of days to do some “field reporting” for Channel 4 / NBC News LA, and I was responsible for escorting him and his producer and cameraman around training camp to ensure they didn’t get lost or have any problems getting access to the practice fields, locker rooms or cafeteria. My impression of him from those two days was that he was a complete douchebag lacking in any actual athletic ability or experience. A genuine poser/pretender without any moral fiber or compass and possessed of a weak personal constitution. The persona he displayed on camera was a ficticious invention. He was nothing more than a big, dumb, clumsy doofus.
One could tell that simply by looking at him for no more than 30 seconds..........