Yards After Contact is the inspiring story of Jack Hoffman through the eyes of his father, author Andy Hoffman. It is a story about a Nebraska family in a no-stoplight town who wound up doing extraordinary things. Jack was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at age five and this story chronicles Jack’s fight to survive his tumor, not only with treatment and surgery, but through a friendship with the University of Nebraska Cornhusker football team. Jack stole the hearts of people across the country with “The Run,” a touchdown during the Huskers’ spring game. Jack’s run earned an ESPY for “Best Sports Moment” and brought much need awareness to childhood brain cancer funding and research. Tragically, Andy Hoffman was diagnosed with brain cancer himself in July 2020, two weeks after he hit send on the manuscript seems like a cruel ending, seven months later Andy Hoffman passed away on March 1, 2021.
