The Nebraska Legislature honors Jack Hoffman as “a beacon of hope, strength, and resilience” as every member of the legislature sponsors a measure in honor of t

Jack Hoffman, the Nebraska fan who scored a touchdown during the school's football 2013 spring game, died of brain cancer at age 19.

Jack Hoffman, a beloved Nebraska fan who famously ran for a touchdown in the program's 2013 spring game, has died following a lengthy cancer battle. Hoffman was 19. The Atkinson, Nebraska, native captured hearts across the nation when he suited up in a No.

Hoffman died after a decade-plus battle with brain cancer, and his Team Jack Foundation became a leading institute for childhood cancer research.

Despite recurrences over the years, Jack Hoffman, who was 7 when the Cornhuskers helped him to a touchdown, went on to play in high school himself.

The nation was introduced to Jack at Nebraska's 2013 spring game, after the coaching staff invited him to run a play. He scooted 69 yards to the end zone.

Family, friends, and other members of the community gathered in Atkinson to remember Jack Hoffman on Saturday.

Jack Hoffman, a Nebraska Cornhuskers superfan battling cancer who captured the attention of the nation for his spring game touchdown run when he was 7 years old, has died. He was 19. Hoffman died of brain cancer on Wednesday, Team Jack Foundation Executive ...

Jack Hoffman ran for a long touchdown at the Nebraska spring game in 2013 when he was just 7 years old in an iconic heartfelt moment.

Jack Hoffman, a fan of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football team who warmed the hearts of millions after he ran for a touchdown in the team's 2013 spring game, has died at the age of 19 ...

We’re going to keep fighting this disease,” Bri Hoffman said Saturday. Andy and Jack Hoffman live on through Team Jack and their quest to find a cure.

One of the most inspiring scenes in the last 15 years of college football was Jack Hoffman running for a long touchdown in Nebraska's 2013 spring game as a 7-year-old fighting brain cancer.