Scott Cunningham/Getty Images University of Nebraska football superfan Jack Hoffman, who famously ran for a touchdown during ...

Jack Hoffman, a beloved Nebraska fan who famously ran for a touchdown in the program's 2013 spring game, has died following a ...

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

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 ...

Jack Hoffman, a Nebraska Cornhuskers superfan battling ... In the midst of all of it, he started up a friendship with running back Rex Burkhead. The two, along with Hoffman’s family, later ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...