MAYTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
1964
Bob Tallent is one of the four Tallent brothers who put Maytown High School on the Kentucky basketball map. The talented brothers (Bill, Bob, Mike and Pat) were All-State performers. Bob scored over 2,300 points over a four-year career and averaged 40 points per game during his senior year. He was named to the 1964 Courier Journal All-State and Parade All-American Teams. He was awarded a basketball scholarship to the University of Kentucky becoming the “sixth man” on the 1966 Rupp’s Runts squad that made a national championship run. Bob transferred to George Washington University for his junior year and was the third leading scorer in the nation during his senior year.