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| Jack Hoffman | |
|---|---|
 President Barack Obama greets Jack Hoffman in the Oval Office, April 29 2013 | |
| Born | Jack Hoffman 2006 Atkinson, Nebraska |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Known for | Running for a touchdown for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football at age 7 with brain cancer |
Background
On April 22, 2011 Hoffman was having breakfast with his parents when he became unresponsive. He was rushed to the local hospital in Atkinson, Nebraska where he had a grand map seizure lasting 30 minutes. He was then flown to Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, Nebraska due to the life-threatening seizure. He was subsequently diagnosed with a brain tumor. While at the hospital, Hoffman continued to have up to 10 to 12 seizures per day even though he was taking anticonvulsant medication. On May 20, 2011 he had surgery, but the neurosurgeon could only remove a small portion of the tumor. Subsequent pathology showed that it was a cancerous glioma, pediatric brain cancer. Hoffman's parents then consulted Boston Children's Hospital for a second opinion. Neurosurgeon Liliana Goumnerova told the Hoffmans that she could remove the golf-ball sized tumor.
On Oct. 10, 2011, Hoffman had a second surgery. Over 90% of the tumor was removed and the seizures stopped. Surgery was followed by another 60 weeks of chemotherapy. In October 2013, Hoffman's father reported that an MRI revealed that the remaining tumor was the same as in an MRI done in June, 2013, indicating that the cancerous tumor was not growing. As of April 2014, his cancer was still in remission.
Touchdown run
During the time between Hoffman's first and second surgeries, his father call Keith Zimmer who was the associate director of Life Skills at the for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletic Department. He wanted to arrange to get a pictue of his son with his favorite Nebraska football player, Rex Burkhead. Burkhead agreed and met the family in September, 2007. He had lunch with the Hoffman family, showed them Memorial Stadium, and decide he wanted to keep in touch with Hoffman. On Friday, October 9, 2011, Burkead called Hoffman before his second surgery to wish him well. The next day Nebraska played Ohio State in a nationally televised football game by ABC and ABC mentioned Hoffman's story. At halftime of that game, Nebraska trailed Ohio State 20-6 at halftime. When Burkhead thought about Hoffman, he said to his teammates "Jack's not giving up and we're not giving up." Nebraska end up winning the game in the second half, 34-27, which was their greatest comeback in Nebraska football history.
In September, 2012, Hoffman walked with the Nebraska players onto to the field for their game against Wisconsin. In April, 2013, as the spring football game neared, Jeff Jamrog (Assistant Athletic Director for Football) had the idea of getting Hoffman into the spring game. He ran the idea by football coach Bo Pelini the night before the game and Pelini approved. Jamrog told the Hoffmans about their plan to get Jack into the game that and the Hoffmans quickly made a uniform for him to wear the next day.
During the game, the Hoffmans were on the sidelines with the team. As the fourth quarter began, the Red team had fourth down and one yard to go on their own 32 yard line. Pelini called timeout and sent Hoffman into the game wearing number 22 (Rex Burkhead's number). As the play began, Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez initially guided Hoffman in the right direction and then he ran 69 yards (63 m) for a touchdown. When he reached the end zone, the players lifted him onto their shoulders in front of 60,174 people at Memorial Stadium.
The story leading up to the touchdown run and the video of the run were covered extensively nationally and UK
Team Jack
After Rex Burkhead met Hoffman, a bond began to grow between him and the Nebraska football team. The players decided to start an initiative to raise money for cancer research they called "Team Jack."
Awards and influence
Trading card.
Pediatric brain cancer awareness.
References
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Ward, Andrew (29 October 2012). "Jack Hoffman, pediatric cancer patient, shares bond with NU running back Rex Burkhead". Daily Nebraskan. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Fox and Friends (17 October 2013). "After Memorable TD Run, 8-Year-Old Jack Hoffman Is Beating Cancer". Fox News. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
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- ^ Healey, Katy (12 April 2014). "One year later, Jack Hoffman's touchdown run still resonates". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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Dunker, Chris (11 April 2014). "A year after 'The Run,' Jack Hoffman not interested in spotlight". Lincoln Journal Star. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Cancer patient Jack Hoffman, 7, scores touchdown for Nebraska – video". The Guardian. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- AP (30 April 2013). "Obama meets Jack Hoffman, young cancer patient who won hearts in Nebraska football game". CBS News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Morton, Joseph (25 April 2013). "U.S. Senate honors Husker spring game star Jack Hoffman". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
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