The college football community is mourning after the loss of a prominent fan on Wednesday. Nebraska Cornhuskers superfan Jeff Hoffman died on Wednesday at the age of 19 after battling cancer for a large portion of his life.

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.

Hoffman died after a decade-plus battle with brain cancer, and his Team Jack Foundation became a leading institute for childhood cancer research.

Jack Hoffman, known for his memorable touchdown at the Nebraska spring game, has passed away at 19 from cancer. Initially diagnosed in 2012, Hoffman r

Jack Hoffman, who ran to fame at age 7 by scoring a touchdown in the 2013 Nebraska spring football game and raised millions to fight childhood cancer, has died after a battle with brain cancer, according to Kylie Dockter, executive director of the foundation named for him.

Scott Cunningham/Getty Images University of Nebraska football superfan Jack Hoffman, who famously ran for a touchdown during a 2013 Cornhuskers' game, has died after a 14-year battle with brain cancer.

The inspiring Cornhuskers fan won an ESPY for his 69-yard touchdown run in 2013 as a 7-year-old fighting brain cancer.

Jack Hoffman, the young Nebraska football fan who ran for a touchdown during the 2013 Cornhuskers' spring game and became a catalyst for pediatric brain cancer fundraising, died Wednesday after a 14-year battle with cancer.