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During a team meeting in the fall of 2012, Burkhead asked Coach Pelini if Jack could suit up for the spring game. The idea was simple: Let Jack experience one carry, just for fun. No one could have predicted what happened next. April 6, 2013. Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska. More than 60,000 fans had shown up for the annual Red-White scrimmage. But this year, the crowd was different. Word had spread about Jack. Many in attendance wore grey "Team Jack" t-shirts.

The diagnosis was devastating: , an aggressive and malignant brain tumor. The average survival rate for adults with GBM is 12-15 months; for children, the prognosis is often equally grim. Jack underwent emergency brain surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible, followed by months of radiation and chemotherapy. During a team meeting in the fall of

So the next time you see a kid wearing a worn-out No. 22 jersey at a football game, remember: that’s not just a number. That’s Jack. April 6, 2013

To provide you with a long, valuable article, I will interpret the most likely intended keywords based on common search patterns and write a comprehensive piece for (the famous University of Nebraska football fan and pediatric cancer patient who inspired a nation). But this year, the crowd was different

Jack started running to his left, followed by a wall of 250-pound offensive linemen who had been instructed to block, but not to hurt anyone. As Jack cut upfield, the White team’s defensive players—all of them Division I athletes—did something extraordinary. They parted like the Red Sea. They dove out of the way, feigned shoestring tackles, and essentially escorted the little boy in the No. 22 jersey all the way to the end zone.

The 69-yard run gave the foundation a rocket ship of publicity. Within the first year, the Team Jack Foundation had raised over $1.5 million. They partnered with the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and the Children’s Hospital of Omaha to fund a dedicated pediatric brain cancer research fellowship.

With 1:24 remaining in the second quarter, Coach Pelini called a timeout. He walked onto the field, took the microphone, and announced: "We’re gonna put Jack in the game."