PHIL STONE

For 27 years, Phil sat at the window of the television sports world calling play-by-play of NFL Football and Major League Baseball for NBC Sports. He was the Voice of the Pac-10 for Prime Ticket Network after hosting golf and doing almost every Olympic sport there is for ESPN.

In 1994, Phil began wondering if there was anything more to life than traveling the world. That same year a number of his close friends introduced him to a church not far from his home in San Diego. Six months later, he accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior.

As Phil grew in his relationship with Christ, he wanted more men to experience the joy and excitement of knowing the Lord, so he organized and facilitated a men’s retreat for his church. What started with 23 men heading up the mountain to Forest Home, soon grew to 55 men and then 80 and finally 110. To say he has a passion for men and their relationship with Jesus Christ would be an understatement. “There is something uniquely beautiful about witnessing a man surrendering his heart to Christ. For me, it’s much more rewarding than watching Tiger win the U.S. Open even with a broken leg,” mused Phil.

On fire for Christ and looking to accelerate his walk, Phil met Dick Bridgman, who heads up CBMC in San Diego. They became fast friends and together they launched a National Day of Prayer Breakfast which Phil emceed for the first 4 years. He has emceed numerous other CBMC outreaches and for the past 2 years, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has tapped Phil to emcee their annual Holiday Bowl Breakfast attended by over 1,500 followers of Christ.