Jack Hoffman is a 7-year old boy from Nebraska who has unfortunately been battling brain cancer the past couple of years. After two go-rounds of brain surgery, approximately 95% of the tumor was removed, but the other 5% has been declared inoperable and has altered in size since the second operation.
The youngster has made a few headlines in recent weeks. In Nebraska's spring game, he was handed the ball on a play and ran for a 69-yard touchdown, before being picked up and cheered on by the team, the fans in the the crowd, and people all across this country. If you've yet to witness this heart-warming and tear-inducing event, it can be viewed at this link - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/07/jack-hoffman-touchdown-nebraska-spring-cancer_n_3033583.html
President Obama then invited he, his family, and former Cornhuskers tailback Rex Burkhead to visit him at the Oval Office this past week. That touching photograph and story can be seen and read here - http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57582162/obama-meets-jack-hoffman-young-cancer-patient-who-won-hearts-in-nebraska-football-game/
Then just today, I saw a picture of former Nebraska Cornhuskers and current Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh posing for a picture where he's wearing a support Team Jack (in reference to Hoffman), which can be seen here - http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=364516263650355&set=a.130257303742920.18420.130253380409979&type=1&theater
Look at the Suh picture yet? Notice anything unusual about it? I give props to Burkhead, Suh, and any other celebrity whom raises awareness and donations for the Team Jack cause. However, why in the world does Suh's name have to be above and in larger font than "Team Jack"? Doesn't that seem a little egotistical and unnecessary? The most important thing is Jack Hoffman and his battle with brain cancer - raising awareness for both his case and others like his, and raising money to provide little Jack and people like him with a better chance of overcoming their health struggles. No matter how big Suh is in the literal sense or how big he thinks he is in the figurative one, he's not bigger, not more important than Jack Hoffman's cancer. No one is. No matter how big his cancer is, though, hopefully young Jack, with many people's help, can overcome this and live a very long and happy life.
To learn more about the Jack Hoffman story and get involved with "Team Jack," please visit the following site - http://www.curesearch.org/legacy.aspx?id=10201
The youngster has made a few headlines in recent weeks. In Nebraska's spring game, he was handed the ball on a play and ran for a 69-yard touchdown, before being picked up and cheered on by the team, the fans in the the crowd, and people all across this country. If you've yet to witness this heart-warming and tear-inducing event, it can be viewed at this link - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/07/jack-hoffman-touchdown-nebraska-spring-cancer_n_3033583.html
President Obama then invited he, his family, and former Cornhuskers tailback Rex Burkhead to visit him at the Oval Office this past week. That touching photograph and story can be seen and read here - http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57582162/obama-meets-jack-hoffman-young-cancer-patient-who-won-hearts-in-nebraska-football-game/
Then just today, I saw a picture of former Nebraska Cornhuskers and current Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh posing for a picture where he's wearing a support Team Jack (in reference to Hoffman), which can be seen here - http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=364516263650355&set=a.130257303742920.18420.130253380409979&type=1&theater
Look at the Suh picture yet? Notice anything unusual about it? I give props to Burkhead, Suh, and any other celebrity whom raises awareness and donations for the Team Jack cause. However, why in the world does Suh's name have to be above and in larger font than "Team Jack"? Doesn't that seem a little egotistical and unnecessary? The most important thing is Jack Hoffman and his battle with brain cancer - raising awareness for both his case and others like his, and raising money to provide little Jack and people like him with a better chance of overcoming their health struggles. No matter how big Suh is in the literal sense or how big he thinks he is in the figurative one, he's not bigger, not more important than Jack Hoffman's cancer. No one is. No matter how big his cancer is, though, hopefully young Jack, with many people's help, can overcome this and live a very long and happy life.
To learn more about the Jack Hoffman story and get involved with "Team Jack," please visit the following site - http://www.curesearch.org/legacy.aspx?id=10201
The shirt was released by the Team Jack Foundation, not Suh himself. He just signed off on it. So it's very unlikely Suh or his people had anything to do with the design. They probably just featured his name because it was a good selling point.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. That's quite possible, I suppose (Suh and/or his people didn't have anything to do with the design). Either way, though, I still don't really care for the design. It's a definite positive for celebrities such as Suh, Rex Burkhead, etc. to get involved with this cause and bring much needed attention to it. However, I personally think it would make a difference just for people to see these celebrities wearing "Support Team Jack" shirts and the like, without their names being plastered on them (the shirts) as well. I'd purchase a shirt just to showcase my support for the Team Jack cause, not because the shirt says Ndamukong Suh (or another celebrity) supports it. Given the fact the young boy is from Nebraska, though, perhaps featuring such Cornhuskers' names on the shirts is a good selling point. ::shrugs::
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