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Jack Hoffman (born September 26, 2005), from Atkinson, Nebraska, is a current high school football player and pediatric brain cancer patient. In 2012, between his first and second brain surgeries, he was introduced to Rex Burkhead, then a football player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
Feb 6, 2021 · The Hoffmans were the undoubted star of the first few seasons of the reality TV series, Gold Rush. When the series first began airing in 2010, the producers focused on the Hoffman family, at the center of which was Jack Hoffman. A veteran miner, there are a few things that escape Jack.
Apr 17, 2023 · ATKINSON — You remember the moment. It’s a 24-second long Spring Game play seared into the minds of Nebraska fans. There’s little 7-year-old Jack Hoffman, only 4-foot-something, fighting pediatric brain cancer. He looks up at the offensive linemen like they’re Sequoia trees. His helmet is too big, bobbling on his head.
Jack Hoffman was born on September 26, 2005, and he currently lives in Atkinson, Nebraska (pop. 1,300). He has been a Cornhusker football fan his entire life. In 2010, for Jack’s 5th birthday, his parents took him to his first Husker game.
Sep 25, 2019 · At age 7, Jack Hoffman scored a touchdown in the Nebraska spring game, in between chemotherapy treatments. Now, he plays on his junior high football team.
Jul 16, 2024 · Jack Hoffman is the inspiration behind the foundation. After being diagnosed with brain cancer at age five, Jack won the hearts of many with his touchdown run in the 2013 Nebraska spring game. READ JACK'S STORY
Dec 4, 2020 · Seven years after little Jack Hoffman ran for a touchdown at the Nebraska spring game, his family now faces a devastating second battle. His father, Andy Hoffman, is also fighting brain cancer.
