James C. Elmer
At Auburn; the larger Elmer next to quarterback C. J. Williams
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| Ole Miss Rebels | |
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| Position | Center/Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
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Auburn (1902) Virginia (1903) Ole Miss (1904–1906) |
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| Date of birth | January 21, 1882 |
| Place of birth | Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Date of death | April 30, 1920 (aged 38) |
| Place of death | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
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James Chester Elmer (January 21, 1882 – April 30, 1920) was a college football player and once sheriff of Harrison County, Mississippi.
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."]"
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."
He attended the University of Virginia for a year.
He continued his legal studies at the University of Mississippi.
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.
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