Who was Nebraska super fan Jack Hoffman? What you need to know about the Cornhuskers fan, of Team Jack Foundation:

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.

A beloved Husker fan who battled brain cancer and famously scored a touchdown during the 2013 spring game has died.

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

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.

“It was incredible, and it seems like as the years keep going on, it becomes even more incredible,” said Brandon Reilly, a former Huskers wide receiver. “Not just myself, but you can ask anyone who played, that was our favorite touchdown in Memorial Stadium.”

Jack Hoffman, who captured the nation’s heart in 2013 when he scored a 69-yard touchdown at a University of Nebraska spring game at age seven, died of brain cancer, the Team Jack Foundation announced “with heavy hearts” Wednesday.

Jack Hoffman, the namesake of the Team Jack Foundation and a pre-law student at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, died Wednesday after a yearslong battle with brain cancer.

Jack Hoffman introduced himself at the 2013 Husker Spring Game, running for daylight and into the hearts of every Nebraskan. And it was at that point that he became Nebraska’s

The inspiring Cornhuskers fan won an ESPY for his 69-yard touchdown run in 2013 as a 7-year-old fighting brain cancer.

The fight goes on — that's the message Thursday from one members of the Team Jack Foundation as they remember Jack Hoffman. The 19-year-old died after a 12-year battle with brain cancer this week.