Station attended Omaha Central High School., where he received three varsity letters, in football, track, and tennis.
Station was twice named the captain of his high school track team, for which he competed in shot put and discus throw.
[1] In addition to being all-city and all-conference in both football and track, Station was a top tennis player in high school.
[2] Station only started five football games at the University of Iowa in 1982 as a true freshman, yet he led the team with 88 tackles.
In Station's senior season in 1985, he helped lead Iowa to its first outright Big Ten title in 27 years.
He was also chosen as an Academic All-American for the second straight year and won Iowa's Scholastic Achievement Award.
Michigan held a 10–9 lead with just minutes left on the clock at Kinnick Stadium, when the Wolverines faced third down and two yards for a first down.
In his final game at Iowa, Station injured his back and was forced to leave early in the 1986 Rose Bowl against UCLA.
[4] Station then obtained a master's degree in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis.
He returned to Omaha, where he bought his family's grocery store, Bedford Market, and a number of rental properties he oversees.