James C. ElmerJames Chester Elmer was a college football player and once sheriff of Harrison County, Mississippi.Auburn UniversityHe 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. "1902He was selected [College Football College Football All-Southern Team|All-Southern Team|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 VirginiaHe attended the University of Virginia for a year.Ole MissHe continued his legal studies at the University of Mississippi.1906In 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.