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.

Jack Hoffman, a beloved Nebraska fan who famously ran for a touchdown in the program's 2013 spring game, has died following a lengthy cancer battle. Hoffman was 19. The Atkinson, Nebraska, native captured hearts across the nation when he suited up in a No.

Jack Hoffman, the cancer patient who captured the hearts of Nebraska football fans and inspired the nation as a 7-year-old with his touchdown run during the 2013 spring game, has died at the age of 19.

Funeral services for Jack Hoffman will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Click in the story to watch a livestream of the service.

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

Jack Hoffman, who ran to fame at age 7 by scoring a touchdown in the 2013 Nebraska spring football game and raised millions to fight childhood cancer, has died after a battle with brain cancer, according to Kylie Dockter, executive director of the foundation named for him.

Jack Hoffman, the Nebraska superfan who went viral for a touchdown during a spring game, has died after a battle with brain cancer. He was 19.

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