Jack Hoffman, the young Nebraska football fan who ran for a touchdown during the 2013 Cornhuskers' spring game and became a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nebraska. 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 Cornhuskers superfan ... organized a meeting with Jack's favorite player: running back Rex Burkhead. More Football: Quinn Ewers Declares For NFL Draft: 5 Teams ...

The inspiring Cornhuskers fan won an ESPY for his 69-yard touchdown run in 2013 as a 7-year-old fighting brain cancer.

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 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 ...