Education
He played college football at the University of Kansas and attended Meade High School in Meade, Kansas.
He played college football at the University of Kansas and attended Meade High School in Meade, Kansas.
He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 1954 NFL Draft. Hantla lettered for the Kansas Jayhawks from 1951 to 1953, earning First Team All-Big Seven Conference honors in 1952. San Francisco 49ers
Hantla was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 55th pick in the 1954 NFL Draft.
He played in 24 games for the 49ers from 1954 to 1955.
British Columbia Lions
Hantla played in sixteen games for the British Columbia Lions from 1956 to 1957. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Hantla played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1959.
Hantla was also a member of the British Columbia Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Western Interprovincial Football Union.