At club level he played with Roscrea and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Stone first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Roscrea club.
He was part of the club's minor team that won three consecutive North Tipperary MHC titles from 1974 to 1976.
Stone progressed onto the senior team and was at left wing-forward when Roscrea beat Kilruane MacDonaghs in the 1980 final.
[2] Stone first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor hurling team.