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‘There’s no freaking way’: Inside Jack Hoffman’s world, 10 years after Spring Game fame
- Amie Just | Lincoln Journal Star
- Apr 16, 2023
- Apr 16, 2023
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Jack Hoffman warms up before track practice at West Holt High School in Atkinson last week. It's been 10 years since his famous Spring Game run.
LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
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In this April 2023 file photo, Jack Hoffman shows a wall of family memories at the Hoffman home in Atkinson.
Journal Star file photo
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Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead (22) celebrates a third-quarter touchdown against Washington on Sept. 17, 2011. The wristband on his right arm reads "Team Jack — Pray."
ERIC GREGORY/ Lincoln Journal Star
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Nebraska's Taylor Martinez (3) guides Jack Hoffman, 6, of Atkinson, down the field for his touchdown play during a special segment dedicated to Hoffman in the second half of the Red-White Spring Game Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Memorial Stadium.
MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
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President Barack Obama greets Jack Hoffman, 7, of Atkinson, in April 2013 in the Oval Office. Hoffman gained national attention after he, a pediatric brain cancer patient, ran for a 69-yard touchdown during the Red-White Spring Game.
PETE SOUZA/The White House
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Jack Hoffman poses for a portrait at the Team Jack Foundation headquarters in Atkinson.
LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
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A wall of pictures inside the Hoffman residence, many that show Jack and his father Andy.
LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
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Jack Hoffman's Husker memorabilia at his home in Atkinson.
LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
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Jack Hoffman throws a discus during track and field practice at West Holt High School.
LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
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Jack Hoffman poses for a portrait at the Team Jack Foundation headquarters in Atkinson. It's been 10 years since his famous run with the Husker football team.
LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
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Jack Hoffman warms up before track practice alongside his teammates at West Holt High School in Atkinson.
LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
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Jack Hoffman poses for a portrait at his home in Atkinson. It's been 10 years since his famous run with the Husker football team.
LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
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The moment 7-year-old cancer patient Jack Hoffman ran 69 yards down the field for a touchdown during the Spring Game in April 2013 will be forever remembered by Nebraskans.
MATT RYERSON, Journal Star fire photo
Jack Hoffman throws a discus during a West Holt High School track and field practice in April 2013 in Atkinson.
Journal Star file photo
Jack Hoffman and other cancer patients participated in the Tunnel Walk with Nebraska Cornhuskers
Since Jack Hoffman was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2011, his father, Andy, has wanted to write a book documenting their journey as a family. In early 2020, Andy wrote the book and a few months later was diagnosed with brain cancer himself.
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Jack Hoffman warms up before track practice at West Holt High School in Atkinson last week. It's been 10 years since his famous Spring Game run.
- LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
The moment 7-year-old cancer patient Jack Hoffman ran 69 yards down the field for a touchdown during the Spring Game in April 2013 will be forever remembered by Nebraskans.
- MATT RYERSON, Journal Star fire photo
Nebraska's Taylor Martinez (3) guides Jack Hoffman, 6, of Atkinson, down the field for his touchdown play during a special segment dedicated to Hoffman in the second half of the Red-White Spring Game Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Memorial Stadium.
- MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star
In this April 2023 file photo, Jack Hoffman shows a wall of family memories at the Hoffman home in Atkinson.
- Journal Star file photo
Jack Hoffman poses for a portrait at his home in Atkinson. It's been 10 years since his famous run with the Husker football team.
- LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
Jack Hoffman poses for a portrait at the Team Jack Foundation headquarters in Atkinson.
- LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
A wall of pictures inside the Hoffman residence, many that show Jack and his father Andy.
- LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
Jack Hoffman's Husker memorabilia at his home in Atkinson.
- LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
Jack Hoffman throws a discus during track and field practice at West Holt High School.
- LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
Jack Hoffman throws a discus during a West Holt High School track and field practice in April 2013 in Atkinson.
- Journal Star file photo
Jack Hoffman warms up before track practice alongside his teammates at West Holt High School in Atkinson.
- LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
Jack Hoffman poses for a portrait at the Team Jack Foundation headquarters in Atkinson. It's been 10 years since his famous run with the Husker football team.
- LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead (22) celebrates a third-quarter touchdown against Washington on Sept. 17, 2011. The wristband on his right arm reads "Team Jack — Pray."
- ERIC GREGORY/ Lincoln Journal Star
President Barack Obama greets Jack Hoffman, 7, of Atkinson, in April 2013 in the Oval Office. Hoffman gained national attention after he, a pediatric brain cancer patient, ran for a 69-yard touchdown during the Red-White Spring Game.
- PETE SOUZA/The White House
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