Jack Hoffman, the cancer patient who captured the hearts of Nebraska football fans and inspired the nation as a 7-year-old ...

Hoffman was a fan of former Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead, who developed a friendship with the young fan. The entire Huskers team and fanbase rallied around Hoffman after hearing his story ...

After his initial cancer diagnosis, Hoffman formed a friendship with Rex Burkhead, a Nebraska running back from 2009 to 2012. Weeks before Burkhead was drafted into the NFL, Jack received an ...

Jack's favorite player was Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead, and before the surgery, Andy reached out to Nebraska hoping his son could meet him. Burkhead had lunch with Hoffman and raced him on ...

There wasn’t an empty seat to be found at the Atkinson Community Center, where an estimated 600 people mourned beloved ...

2025 Hoffman was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer while he was growing up but in 2012 met Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead and developed a close relationship with him. In 2013, Burkhead ...

Jack Hoffman introduced himself at the 2013 Husker Spring Game, running for daylight and into the hearts of every Nebraskan.

Jack was a passionate Nebraska football fan, and shortly after his diagnosis he struck up a friendship with Huskers running back and future NFL player Rex Burkhead. The nation was introduced to ...