In 1977, Stahl graduated from Collinsville High School where he was a 1976 All State soccer player.
In 1979, he was MVP of the NAIA national men's soccer championship as Rockhurst finished runner-up to Quincy University.
[2] Stahl was inducted into the Rockhurst Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
[3] In 1980, the Wichita Wings selected Stahl in the fourth round of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft.
That year, he signed with the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League where he played for three seasons.