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Jack Hoffman, young cancer patient who captured hearts of Nebraska and nation with 2013 TD run, dies

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FILE - Cancer survivor Jack Hoffman before delivering a drug-free pledge during the halftime of Nebraska's NCAA college football spring game in Lincoln, Neb., April 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
FILE - Jack Hoffman, left, accepts the award for best moment at the ESPY Awards, July 17, 2013, at Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. At right is Andy Hoffman. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - A Nebraska fan displays a tattoo rendering of cancer patient Jack Hoffman, left, who became famous when he scored a 2013 touchdown during spring scrimmage, during NCAA college football fan day in Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

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FILE - Cancer survivor Jack Hoffman before delivering a drug-free pledge during the halftime of Nebraska's NCAA college football spring game in Lincoln, Neb., April 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)