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 died at the age of 19.

Nebraska football lost one of their biggest fans on Wednesday, superfan Jack Hoffman passed away. The Cornhuskers took to Twitter to offer up a special tribute. “Jack Hoffman embodied what it means to be a Husker ever day through his courage,

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.

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

Jack Hoffman, one of the Huskers' biggest fans and a beacon of hope for many across the United States, has died of cancer.

Jack Hoffman, who captured the hearts of Husker fans and the nation, has passed away after a long battle with brain cancer at the age of 19. Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atkinson shared the news Wednesday.