He played college football for the Detroit Titans and was picked by the Minnesota Vikings in the 12th round of the 1961 NFL draft as a tight end.
He played one season at tight end before switching over to the defensive side of the ball as a linebacker for the rest of his career.
After he retired from football, Stonebreaker had several jobs including serving as a New Orleans Saints color commentator for WWL Radio from 1973 to 1975.
[5] Stonebreaker's specialties were barbecue baby back pork ribs and crabcakes, which he learned to make when he played for the Baltimore Colts.
[8] Stonebreaker's son Mike graduated from Notre Dame University and played professional football for three years.