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Funeral service held for Team Jack co-founder Andy Hoffman

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Posted at 10:29 AM, Mar 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-06 12:33:25-05

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) - A funeral service was held for Team Jack co-founder Andy Hoffman on Saturday.

Hoffman died of glioblastoma earlier this week.

Watch the service below or on our Facebook page.

Andy's son, Jack, made national news when the then 7-year-old who battles brain cancer ran for a touchdown in Nebraska's spring football game in 2013.

Then Andy was diagnosed with a brain tumor in July 2020.

Team Jack is a registered non-profit organization that raises money to fund impactful pediatric brain cancer research and works to create national awareness for the disease.

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