Ty Murray Biography

Fast Facts

• Started training for rodeo by riding calves while he was still a toddler
• Captured a record-setting seventh title of World All-Around Rodeo Champion in 1998, breaking the mark set by Larry Mahan
• Was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2000
• Co-wrote the song "Till We Run Out Of Road" with then-girlfriend Jewel – whose father was an Alaska All-Around Rodeo Champion – for the singer's 2001 album, This Way
• Along with Jewel and other celebrities, helped secure approval of the National Day of the Horse by the U
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• Senate, with the goal of raising awareness of the contribution of horses to America's economy and history
• Participated in ABC's summer 2007 reality series Fast Cars & Superstars: The Young Guns Celebrity Race, in which NASCAR drivers taught celebrities how to race stock cars
• Runs a working ranch in Stephenville, Texas