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.

Nebraska football super fan Jack Hoffman died from his battle with cancer following a 14-year battle on Wednesday, according to the Team Jack Foundation. Hoffman, who was 19 years old, was first ...

"Jack Hoffman embodied what it means to be a Husker every day through his courage, fight, and inspiration," Nebraska football posted Wednesday on its X account. "We are heartbroken by his loss and ...

Hoffman, a native Nebraskan who still lived in the state, entered sports lore as a 7-year-old for his magical ... the touching moment with him. Nebraska football meant the world to Hoffman ...

Jack Hoffman was a Nebraska boy who had been diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer and had been a football player for ... Nebraska spring game, 7-year-old Hoffman entered the game in the fourth ...

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 ...

The Nebraska football family suffered a tragedy on Wednesday ... He was currently a freshman at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Jack Hoffman was 19-years-old. Find tributes from Nebraska fans ...

Hoffman introduced himself to the Cornhuskers and CFB world as a seven-year-old. He got inserted into the Nebraska offense by surprise. But the ‘Huskers handed him the football to score during ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Cancer survivor Jack Hoffman before delivering a drug-free pledge during the halftime of Nebraska’s NCAA ...

Jack Hoffman, the young Nebraska football fan who ran for a ... But he changed into an oversize pair of old football pants, and his dad took him out onto the field. Hoffman wasn't sure where ...