Marx: Jarrius Stars in Purple & Gold

Pulitzer Prize winner Jeffrey Marx is the author of “Walking with Tigers: A Collection of LSU Sports Stories” and five other books. You can follow him on Twitter: @LSUTigersBook

Fourteen-year-old Jarrius Robertson – a remarkable blend of medical challenges and magnetic charm – is usually wrapped in black and gold when we see him.

That’s what happens when you’re a small boy with a big personality, you’re in need of an organ donor to save your life, and the New Orleans Saints have basically adopted you and transformed you into a media star.

Your wardrobe colors become redundant.

Black and gold are as much a part of Jarrius as the wide scars that wind across his abdomen and announce his medical…