244Athletics Harding pitcher Elwin “Preacher” Roe strikes out 24 batters in a 13-inning game against Arkansas Tech University. The Arkansas native would spend 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He finished his MLB career with 127 career wins, five all-star appearances and a 3.43 career earned run average (ERA). Roe was inducted into the Harding Sports Hall of Fame in 1989. Multi-sport athlete Jim Citty lettered in three different sports during his senior year at Harding. Citty earned his letters with two years of football, three years of track and four years of basketball. Citty captained the 1959 and 1960 Bisons football teams. Overall, Citty would earn 10 different collegiate letters. Citty was inducted into the Harding Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. The Harding bowling team wins their first National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA) national championship in school history. Led by Harding hall-offamer Charles Burt, Charles Webb and Gary Parsons, the Keglers would continue their national dominance in the following seasons. Harding won three NAIA titles in a row (1970,1971,1972). HISTORIC MOMENTS “I owe all I know to my dad’s instructions. Dad said he was gonna quit pitching when he had a son to take his place”. - Preacher Roe, 1937 “Harding was fortunate to attract Jim since his athletic prowess has been unmatched on the campus”. - Pete McCoy, 1961 by Nic Fraraccio AIC singles champion Gary Parsons practices for the national tourney in Kansas City. Reprinted from The Bison Vol. 45 No. 17
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