The nation was introduced to Jack at Nebraska's 2013 spring game, after the coaching staff invited him to run a play. He scooted 69 yards to the end zone.

Despite recurrences over the years, Jack Hoffman, who was 7 when the Cornhuskers helped him to a touchdown, went on to play in high school himself.

Jack Hoffman ran for a long touchdown at the Nebraska spring game in 2013 when he was just 7 years old in an iconic heartfelt moment.

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Scott Cunningham/Getty Images University of Nebraska football superfan Jack Hoffman, who famously ran for a touchdown during a 2013 Cornhuskers' game, has died after a 14-year battle with brain cancer.

Hoffman died after a decade-plus battle with brain cancer, and his Team Jack Foundation became a leading institute for childhood cancer research.

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

Jack Hoffman, known for his memorable touchdown at the Nebraska spring game, has passed away at 19 from cancer. Initially diagnosed in 2012, Hoffman r

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 died at the age of 19.

Jack Hoffman, the young Nebraska football fan who ran for a touchdown during the 2013 Cornhuskers' spring game and became a catalyst for pediatric brain cancer fundraising, died Wednesday after a 14-year battle with cancer.

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