Everyone has an Edwin Jackson memory.



People like Jackson are, by their very nature, memorable. So how do you forget someone like that?



Jackson, the Indianapolis Colts linebacker who was killed alongside Uber driver Jeffrey Monroe in a gruesome hit-and-run accident in February, will be honored during Sunday’s home game against the Houston Texans. Colts players will wear an “EJ” helmet decal, and there will be a video montage dedicated to Jackson.



All this has prompted a lot of conversation about Jackson this week. In the process, one thing has become clear: Everyone has a Jackson memory.



And that includes me.



The short version: I interviewed Jackson in 2016 for a story I was writing in The Indianapolis Star. In it, I explained how Jackson came to earn his nickname, “Pound Cake,” a reference to his mother’s famous homemade pound cakes.



But to Jackson, this was more than an interview. He saw himself...