He was part of the club's senior team that won the South Tipperary SFC title after a 1-11 to 1-10 defeat of Fethard in 1983.
[1] Stokes first appeared on the inter-county scene with Tipperary during a two-year tenure as a dual player with the minor teams.
He won a Munster MHC medal in 1982, before later lining out at full-forward when Tipperary beat Galway by 2-07 to 0-04 in the 1982 All-Ireland minor final.
Stokes appeared as a dual player for both of Tipperary's senior teams at various times between 1985 and 1987.
[5] Stokes also appeared for the junior team on a number of occasions and won three Munster JHC medals between 1985 and 1991.