Boy with cancer scores touchdown for Nebraska.
Jack is on a 2-week break from a 60-week chemotherapy regimen.
Seven year-old cancer patient Jack Hoffman runs for a 69-yard touchdown in Nebraska's spring game yesterday in Lincoln. The Nebraska football program just went up several notches in my book. Hard not to get goosebumps watching this story.
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ESPN covers the story:
Nebraska's Newest Football Star
Notice how he kicks into an extra gear at the 45 when he smells the end zone.
Jack was diagnosed with cancer in April 2011 and has had two surgeries. Andy said Jack is "doing great" and that an MRI at Children's Hospital in Boston showed that the tumor has shrunk substantially in the past year. "We're very optimistic for Jack."
Jack Hoffman follows his lead blockers and breaks away for the 69-yard touchdown.
