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, the University of Nebraska football superfan who went viral in 2013 for his 69-yard touchdown on the field, has died at 19 years old. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

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.

Nebraska football inspired millions by allowing Jack Hoffman score a touchdown in 2013. Hoffman tragically passed from brain cancer.

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, 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.

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