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Dad of Huskers fan Jack Hoffman has brain tumor

Andy Hoffman, the father of Nebraska Cornhuskers fan and brain cancer patient Jack Hoffman, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Andy Hoffman revealed the news Monday in a Facebook post, saying he had a seizure Sunday while running in Atkinson, Nebraska. An MRI revealed a "massive brain tumor," Hoffman wrote.

Hoffman, who is a lawyer, said he's at the Mayo Clinic to figure out the next steps in his treatment.

"After spending the last 9 years helping my son with his fight with brain cancer, and many others, I have now learned first hand what these people have gone through," Andy Hoffman wrote on Facebook.