Personal information | |
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Birth name | Ty Monroe Murray |
Nickname | Puddin' |
Born | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | October 11, 1969
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Rodeo |
Event(s) | Bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding |
Turned pro | 1987 |
Retired | 2002 |
Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | 7x PRCA All-Around World Champion 2x PRCA Bull Riding World Champion |
Ty Monroe Murray (born October 11, 1969), is an American former professional rodeo cowboy. He competed in the three "roughstock" events; bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, and bull riding. He won nine world championships in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA); seven in all-around (1989-1994 and 1998) and two in bull riding (1993 and 1998). He was also one of the co-founders and a board adviser of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR). From 2005 to 2020, he was also a regular color commentator for several televised PBR events.
In 2023, Murray was ranked No. 11 on the list of the top 30 bull riders in PBR history.[1]