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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Nebraska Cornhuskers superfan known for scoring a touchdown for the team at seven years old, has tragically passed away at 19 years old.

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.