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.

After his initial cancer diagnosis, Andy Hoffman ― Jack Hoffman's father ― reached out to his son's favorite player, Rex Burkhead, ahead of surgery, and the two formed a friendship.

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 ...

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 ...

Before that second surgery, his family contacted Nebraska to set up a meeting with Hoffman and his favorite player, future NFL running back Rex Burkhead. Two years later, Nebraska asked Hoffman to ...

Jack Hoffman, the cancer patient who captured the hearts of Nebraska football fans and inspired the nation as a 7-year-old when he ran for a touchdown during the Cornhuskers' 2013 spring game, has ...

He was 19 years old. After being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2011, Jack formed a bond with Huskers running back Rex Burkhead after his father, Andy Hoffman, reached out to the star player.

Hoffman, a lifelong Nebraska fan, became friends with then-Cornhuskers running back Rex Burkhead shortly before his surgery. They raced on the field at Memorial Stadium after a lunch together ...

Before he underwent surgery to remove the tumor, his father, Andy Hoffman, organized a meeting with Jack's favorite player: running back Rex Burkhead. More Football: Quinn Ewers Declares For NFL ...

Jack Hoffman, who helped inspire millions of dollars of donations to aid pediatric brain cancer research as a seven-year-old Nebraska fan who ran for a touchdown in the 2013 spring game, died ...

Jack Hoffman, the pediatric brain cancer patient who became a viral sensation as a small boy with his touchdown scamper in a Nebraska spring game, died Wednesday after fighting the disease for 14 ...