Personal
Born in Caldwell, Idaho...parents are Clark and Fawn...married to the former Amanda Jamison in February of 1999...proper spelling of his name is Hans, but he prefers spelling of Hance to ensure pronunciation...nephew of Hall of Fame lineman Merlin Olsen (Utah St., LA Rams), Phil (Utah St., LA Rams) and former Cougar All-WAC performer Orrin (1970-74)...while fishing with Orrin on a snowy morning Nov. 5, 1996, Hans saved a drowning motorist...older brother, Ryan, studied opera singing at the Cincinnati Conservatory... Hans' mother runs a candy shop in Weiser...recruited by Nebraska, Washington St., Utah St., Boise St., Oregon, Arizona, Montana, Washington, Arizona St., and UCLA...majoring in elementary education.
Before BYU
Lettered in track, wrestling, and football four years at Weiser High...also played offensive line...honor roll student junior and senior year...all-state offensive and defensive lineman...all-district player of the year...all-district defensive and offensive lineman...Idaho player of the year...coached by Jeff Murphy.
Summary
All-Mountain West Conference Second Team as a senior...started all games as a junior and senior.
Stats
Year UT AT TFL FR FC PI PD BK Hur Sck Totl1998 6 2 3 1 - - 3 - 3 - 34.0Total 6 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 34.0