7-year-old chemo patient runs 69 yards to score touchdown (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON – A fourth-quarter touchdown brought fans on both sides to their feet during the University of Nebraska’s spring football game.

Jack Hoffman ran for 69 yards to score the touchdown.

Hoffman is 7. He’s fighting brain cancer.

Nebraska put him in the game in its last few minutes.

With the help of the team’s blockers, the boy scored the touchdown and both teams rushed out to lift him up.

See the YouTube video below:

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