At seven years old, Hoffman joined the Huskers for the annual Red-White Spring Game, thanks to a bond he had formed with former Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead. Jack took the field with the ...

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 ...

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.

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.

running back Rex Burkhead. More Football: Quinn Ewers Declares For NFL Draft: 5 Teams That Could Select Texas Quarterback Later that year, while the Huskers were trailing Ohio State 20-6 in a game ...

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 ...

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 ...

He saw more than 50 of Jack’s family members and close loved ones — including Rex Burkhead — seated in the rows up front, bundled up in their coats in Saturday’s frigid temperatures.