5 famous celebrities who almost became professional footballers

#3 Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart was “the little guy by the sideline”

American actor, comedian, and writer, Jon Stewart is a well-known TV personality and the developer and the host of The Jon Stewart Show which was MTV's first ever talk show. What you might not know is that Stewart used to play Division 1 college soccer for the College of William and Mary in Virginia. In an interview with New York Magazine in 1994, Jon Stewart stated that his college career involved waking up late, doing bong hits and going for soccer practice.

Stewart also briefly took up a coaching role at Gloucester High School after graduating before ending up in the television business. When asked about his position on the soccer pitch, Stewart quoted, “I was known as the little guy by the sideline, otherwise known as wing.”