Andy Hoffman

Spencer-Naper

Class of

2023

Biography

Andy was a great football player, and even more widely-known as an outstanding person. Another stand out lineman from the Hoffman Family at Spencer-Naper, Andy was named All-Conference and All-State in his time with the Pirates. In the years after his playing days concluded, Andy and his family would come to both state-wide and national prominence. In April of 2013, millions of people watched his 7-year-old son Jack run for a touchdown during The University of Nebraska’s annual Red-White Spring Game. The run was made possible by former Husker Rex Burkhead and would go on to win an ESPY Award for “Best Moment of the Year”. What had started out as a prayer group, soon became The Team Jack Foundation: a multimillion dollar grassroots effort to bring advances and opportunities in cancer treatment to the children of our state. While Andy spear-headed “Team Jack”, his son heroically fought and eventually won his battle. One of Andy’s proudest moments came on the day that he was able to watch Jack compete in his very first high school football game. For his shining example to all of us- first as a player, and later as a humanitarian- The NEMFCA is honored to induct him into the Eight-Man Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023.