Salem University Athletics

Born Febuary 24th, 1911, Stone served Salem College as an athlete and loyal supporter. He graduated from Salem in 1936 and was a running back for the football team when Salem enjoyed some its best teams. Stone earned Little All-American honors and other awards throughout his successful gridiron career at Salem.

The second highest scorer in eastern football in 1935, Stone was an All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletics Conference football player for three consecutive years and was rated by the late Grantland Rice as one of the greatest backs in the east in 1935. Rice said Stone was "one of the most vicious line plungers".

A 1935 Little All-American second team selection, he scored 80 points on 11 touchdowns, 11 extra points and a field goal.

Stone began a successful coaching career at Lumberport High School in Harrison County and later coached St. Mary's High School. While at Warwood, he was honored as the Belmount Hills Country Club in Belmont, Ohio in 1955 and presented a plaque for his contributions to athletics. He also coached at Salem College between 1949-1952.

Stone later coached 10 years at Follansbee High School where his 1954 team was Class AA champion. His basketball team also reached the Class AA tournament finals at Morgontown the same year. Stone twice served as head coach of the West Virginia All-Star Team.

He was known as a man who took great satisfaction out of the victories his teams earned, but attained even greater satisfaction out of the character of the boys who were placed in his charge. Stone was as a coach who was always a friend to his athletes and had the ability to lead and develop into outstanding citizens.