[1][2] Born in Parma, Idaho, Stockton set high school football scoring records as a back at Columbia Prep in Portland, Oregon.

[3] Originally enrolled at St. Mary's College, then in Oakland, California, he transferred as a sophomore in 1922 to Gonzaga in Spokane, Washington,[4] where he played baseball and football.

[5] A triple-threat halfback,[6][7] Stockton threw passes to Ray Flaherty, a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame,[8] and their head coach was Gus Dorais,[1] who popularized the passing game as a player at Notre Dame with teammate Knute Rockne.

[11] During a Thanksgiving Day game in 1926, a pass from Stockton to Two-Bits Homan netted the Yellow Jackets a 20–14 victory over the Green Bay Packers.

[16] Following his football career, he was briefly a professional wrestler in Spokane,[17][18][19] and worked for the highway department in Idaho.