Stone is from Boston. He attended West Roxbury High School and did not play football until his junior year. He was a team captain and blocked 3 punts as a senior. He also played basketball as a senior.
He accepted a football scholarship from Boston College, to play under head coachJack Bicknell. He was suspended because of academic reasons and didn't see the field until 1990, appearing in 8 games at defensive tackle with 19 tackles, despite missing that last 3 contests due to a fractured right ring finger.
In 1991, Tom Coughlin took over the team's coaching duties. Stone started 11 games at right defensive tackle, registering 49 tackles (5 for loss), one sack, 2 passes defensed and 2 blocked kicks.
As a senior, he was asked to convert into a right tackle to improve the offensive line depth. The line was nicknamed the "All State Insurance". He helped the offense rank 12th in the nation, averaging 233.5 rushing yards per game, rank 10th in total offense with an average of 438.4 yards per game and surrender only 12 sacks
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Stone was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (96th overall) of the 1993 NFL draft and was switched to play at offensive guard.[1] He was activated for only 4 games as a rookie. The next year, he saw most of his playing time on the field goal and extra point lines.
On March 1, 1996, the New York Giants signed him as an unrestricted free agent, when the Cowboys couldn’t match an offer that would pay him, more than any of the Cowboy starter in the offensive line except for offensive tackleErik Williams.[3] The contract at the time was criticized, because it was seen as overpaying for a player that was not proven and had no starter experience.[4]
Stone spent 6 seasons with the Giants as the starter at right guard, where he was named to 2 Pro Bowls and 2 All-Pro teams.
On March 4, 2005, he was waived and later re-signed on March 10. After starting all 16 games in the previous season, he was released on March 2, 2006.[8]
Stone has five children, four of whom are athletes in different sports. His son, Ron Stone Jr., was a linebacker for Washington State[9] while his two daughters were athletes at the University of Oregon. His daughter Ronika played college volleyball while Ronna was a thrower on the track and field team. Ronnie did cheerleading. De`Ja is the eldest daughter.[10] In 2020, Ronika began dating Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love.[11]