Career
He coached for 26 years at the collegiate level, 17 years in the National Football League, one year in the United States Football League, and one year coaching high school football in Ohio. Altogether he coached 14 different teams. His career included four and a half seasons as a head coach at, where he is remembered for his role in a school-record 27-game losing streak.
Stock played fullback at Northwestern University under coach Ara Parseghian.
From 1959-1960 he led the team in rushing. He was co-captain of Northwestern"s 1959 and 1960"s football teams.
Stock also played catcher for Northwestern"s baseball team and earned All-Big Ten honors in 1959. Following his graduation, Stock served as freshman coach at Northwestern University in 1961 before serving in the United States. Army.
After leaving the army, he worked for one year as an assistant coach at South High School in Akron, Ohio.
In 1966 and 1967 he coached the freshman team at the University of Buffalo, before working as Navy"s coach for wide receivers and running backs the following year. From 1969 through 1974, Stock rejoined Ara Parseghian at Notre Dame, first as freshman coach and subsequently as wide receivers coach. From 1975 through 1977 he coached under John Jardine at Wisconsin, first as running backs coach, and then as offensive coordinator.
Stock"s tenure as head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles football team is primarily remembered for his role in a school-record 27-game losing streak from 1980 through 1982, including a winless season in 1981.
After leaving Stock returned to working as an assistant coach. In 1983 he coached the New Jersey Generals offensive backfield, including running back Herschel Walker.
He then returned to Notre Dame, where he coached wide receivers and running backs through 1986. From 1987 through 1991 he coached special teams, then wide receivers, and finally tight ends for the Cincinnati Bengals.
From 1992 through 1994 he coached wide receivers at Ohio State.
From 1995 through 2000 he was the special teams coach for the Kansas City Chiefs. From 2001 to 2003 he was the Washington Redskins" special teams coach. In 2004 he was the special teams coach for the Saint Louis Rams.
Foreign the 2006 through 2008 seasons, including the 2009 playoff run, he was special teams coordinator for the Green Bay Packers.