In 2012, in between his first and second brain surgery, Jack Hoffman met Rex Burkhead, then an offensive player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Shortly thereafter, Jack became one with the team.

Jack's passion for the Cornhuskers football team led to a friendship with then-Huskers running back and future Super Bowl champion Rex Burkhead. That led to Hoffman being invited to the team's ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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. Nebraska’s Taylor Martinez ...

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 ...