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.

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.

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.