Kilborn was awful in my humble opinion.
I rarely watched but one time I did he had Mike Modano on (without his dog) and as soon as Modano sat down Kilborn pulled out a basketball and handed it to him and said something like "this is what we play with in a real sport". Good one.
Every chance he got he had to mention his sporting resumé which began and ended with his inclusion on the roster of the basketball team at the NBA Star Factory known as Montana State University. Go Craig Go!
If I'm ever lucky enough to host a television show (unlikely because I'm quite ugly and very mute) then I'll follow in his footsteps and mention the time I got a goal and 2 assists during Esso Minor Hockey Week in 1985.
Hiring him was a desperate move in the first place. They must have been thinking "well, he sorta looks like Conan". Didn't work.
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