James C. Elmer

James C. Elmer

250px At Auburn; the larger Elmer next to quarterback C. J. Williams
Ole Miss Rebels
Position	Center/Guard
Class	Graduate
Career history
College	Auburn (1902) Virginia (1903) Ole Miss (1904–1906)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1882-01-21)January 21, 1882
Place of birth	Biloxi, Mississippi
Date of death
Place of death	New Orleans, Louisiana
Weight
Career highlights and awards
1st All-Southern at Auburn University All-Southern (1902, 1906)

James Chester Elmer (January 21, 1882 – April 30, 1920) was a college football player and once sheriff of Harrison County, Mississippi.

Auburn University

He was a prominent guard and center for the Auburn Tigers of Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The yearbook remarks "The student body thinks "Jimmy Bigs" Elmer is the laziest man in college. [Jimmy, when you show this to Papa, tell him that "Large bodies move slowly."]"

1902

He was selected All-Southern in 1902. Tradition dictates many publications list Elmer as the school's first All-Southern selection despite the success in 1899 of Arthur Feagin. A report of the 6 to 0 loss to Sewanee reads "Elmer, of Auburn, was the star of the game, his work in the line being remarkable."

University of Virginia

He attended the University of Virginia for a year.

Ole Miss

He continued his legal studies at the University of Mississippi.

1906

In the Egg Bowl of 1906, Elmer's kicking accounted for 13 points in a 29 to 5 rout. Elmer also caught the first forward pass in the history of that rivalry. He was elected All-Southern by former Tennessee player Nash Buckingham in the Memphis Commercial Appeal.