Stone was picked as a second-team tackle on Sewanee's All-time football team.

Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin wrote "Lex Stone, of Sewanee, at left tackle was also an exceptional man.

He is strong, fast, heavy and good running with the ball or stopping an opponent who has it.

[6] Stone served as the head football coach at the University of Tennessee for one season in 1910, compiling a record 3–5–1.

He also coached the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team during the 1910–11 season, tallying a mark of 7–9.