Jon Stewart's soccer career came to an end in 1983 with a loss to Bruce Arena's UVA team. http://t.co/gGr9YmyJbj pic.twitter.com/kvyQ5ZBwCy — Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) August 7, 2015

Jon Stewart, one of the nation's most beloved television personalities, completed his long-tenure as host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" on Thursday.

But long before he was entertaining audiences with his political humor, the comedian was an accomplished soccer player at William & Mary's under his given name Jon Leibowitz. Stewart worked his way to the varisty becoming a starter in his senior season but the talented winger saw his college career come to an end when Bruce Arena's University of Virginia in the 1983 NCAA Tournament Second Round.

As the host of The Daily Show, Stewart never lost his love of the Beautiful Game as he repeatedly involved soccer guests including Landon Donovan, Bob Bradley and Clint Mathis. Check out Stewart's interview with Donovan from 2010 above.