In 2012, in between his first and second brain surgery, Jack Hoffman met Rex Burkhead, then an offensive player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Shortly thereafter, Jack became one with the team.

The newswire highlights that should Rex be nationalised, it would be the first time a federal government has owned an airline in three decades since Qantas was privatised in 1995. The ABC ...

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 ...

After his initial cancer diagnosis, Andy Hoffman ― Jack Hoffman's father ― reached out to his son's favorite player, Rex Burkhead, ahead of surgery, and the two formed a friendship.

Some heroes wear autographed Rex Burkhead jerseys over football pads that once were Halloween costumes. Some heroes, while wearing all that, run for nearly 70 yards for a touchdown in Nebraska's ...

He saw more than 50 of Jack’s family members and close loved ones — including Rex Burkhead — seated in the rows up front, bundled up in their coats in Saturday’s frigid temperatures.

One of the most inspiring scenes in the last 15 years of college football was Jack Hoffman running for a long touchdown in Nebraska's 2013 spring game as a 7-year-old fighting brain cancer.

and shortly after his diagnosis he struck up a friendship with Huskers running back and future NFL player Rex Burkhead. Nebraska’s Taylor Martinez guides Jack Hoffman down the field for his ...

Jack Hoffman, the namesake of the Team Jack Foundation who won over sports fans' hearts in 2013 after he ran for a touchdown in Nebraska football's spring game at age 7, died early Wednesday after ...

He was 19 years old. After being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2011, Jack formed a bond with Huskers running back Rex Burkhead after his father, Andy Hoffman, reached out to the star player.

He saw more than 50 of Hoffman’s family and friends — including former Husker star Rex Burkhead — seated in the front rows, bundled up in their coats. He saw two dozen of Hoffman's high ...