[2] The son of St. Louis referee Gus Schoenberger, he started his career in the American Wrestling Association in Minnesota.

Shane won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship with Chris Markoff, Bearcat Wright and Gorgeous George, Jr. from 1972–1974.

[2][4][5] It was believe to due Shane's short height 5"9 that he had trouble escaping form the plane.

Hart was thrown from the plane and had suffered serious injuries (broken arm, wrist, knee, back, sternum, collarbone and vertebrae; right eye knocked loose; a partially severed nose; head trauma).

However, swimming out a third time, Hart was unable to find Shane; reportedly he was plagued by the memory and for decades wondered whether he had done everything he could.