During his tenure, Elmore played for the Philadelphia Stars and Birmingham Black Barons before the league dissolved.
He subsequently enjoyed an extended career with the Birmingham Industrial League along with other former Negro leaguers.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Elmore first started playing baseball while attending Ulmer High School.
[2] The following season, Elmore joined the Birmingham Black Barons, having the opportunity to play with Satchel Paige and Reece "Goose" Tatum.
[3] After Negro league baseball, Elmore became employed at the Stackham Valves and Fittings Company in Birmingham where he worked for 35 years.