Post Soccer Career
After retiring from soccer, Stock entered the real estate market, going on to buy two theme parks, Wild Waves and Enchanted Village. Stock with 50% partner Michael Moodenbaugh purchased the two parks from Byron Betts in 1992 for $8 million. Eight years later, he sold the two parks, now merged into one for $19.2 million. Stock took over management of the park in 2011 for the owners CNL Lifestyle Properties of Orlando, Stock has been a continuous owner of the land the park is located on.
Since then Stock has founded the “Coffee Cup” a local college soccer tournament.
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