Stephen Colbert on his High School Football Days

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With excitement comes the pride of old football glory stories, except for maybe Stephen Colbert.

The “Colbert Report” host, 49, told ABC News on Friday night at the Shape Magazine/Men’s Fitness party that his high school football days didn’t last very long.

“I was a cornerback for one day,” he said at the party sponsored by Tabasco. “All of my buddies were on the team and they said, ‘You should come out.’ I said, ‘Sure, that would be a lot of fun.’”

Colbert was a bit mistaken.

“I showed up for one two-a-day, two practices in one day, in August in Charleston, South Carolina,” he said laughing. “I threw up and passed out. At the end of it, I said, ‘Coach, I want to thank you for the opportunity,’ but I’m not sure it’s my game.’ He said ‘I’m not sure it is either. And that was it.’

Source: ABC News.

“This is kind of fun! I never go out,” said the comedian Stephen Colbert, ensconced in the restaurant’s V.I.P. terrace at the Shape and Men’s Fitness magazines’ Super Bowl party. “I kind of like it.”

Mr. Colbert generously posed for smartphone photographs with guests, and revealed the recipe for the ribs he would make for game day (balsamic vinegar, pepper, hoisin sauce and marmalade.)

Source: The New York Times.