[1] Hanshaw graduated Brigham Young University with a degree in History[1][2] He played for BYU football in the 1988, and 1991-1994 seasons.
[2] He first started for the 1992 BYU Cougars football team as an offensive guard after another player's mid-season injury.
[2] Hanshaw was selected in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL draft as the 127th pick for the San Francisco 49ers.
[6] Hanshaw participated in the Mormon Day ceremony hosted by the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park with Latter-day Saint teammates Steve Young, Ty Detmer and Greg Clark.
[7] Hanshaw's son Bentley served a two-year church mission in Australia and plays Tight End for BYU's football team.