James_Elmer_(American_football)

James C. Elmer

James C. Elmer

American football player (1882–1920)

James Chester Elmer (January 21, 1882 – April 30, 1920)[1] was a college football player and once sheriff of Harrison County, Mississippi.

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Auburn University

He was a prominent guard and center for the Auburn Tigers of Alabama Polytechnic Institute.[2] 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."]"[3]

1902

He was selected All-Southern[4] in 1902. Tradition dictates many publications list Elmer as the school's first All-Southern selection despite the success in 1899 of Arthur Feagin.[5][6][7] 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."[8]

University of Virginia

He attended the University of Virginia for a year.

Ole Miss

He continued his legal studies at the University of Mississippi.[1]

1906

In the Egg Bowl of 1906, Elmer's kicking accounted for 13 points in a 29 to 5 rout.[9] 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.[10][11]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sheriffs-Harrison County".
  2. [2]
    "Auburn-Georgia Meet Again Today". Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. [3]
    "Glomerata, p. 187". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  4. [4]
    selected by W. R. Tichenor, posted in Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football
  5. [5]
    Elizabeth D. Schafer (2004). Auburn Football. p. 14. ISBN 9780738516691.
  6. [6]
    Ernie Couch. SEC Football Trivia. p. 46.
  7. [7]
    "Honor Roll" (PDF). p. 232.
  8. [8]
    "Gallant Struggle on the Gridiron". News and Observer. November 8, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. [9]
    William G. Barner (2010). The Egg Bowl: Mississippi State Vs. Ole Miss. p. 376. ISBN 9781617030741.
  10. [10]
    "An All Southern Eleven Picked". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 23, 1906.
  11. [11]
    "Some Past All-Southerns". Atlanta Georgian. December 9, 1907. p. 12. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Digital Library of Georgia. Open access icon
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