Former seven-time world champion rodeo rider Ty Murray was born on Oct. 11, 1969 in Phoenix, AZ, where he set his sights on his future career at the age of two. After learning the basics with the help of his father on the back of the family dog, Murray won his first buckle when he was five, then rode his first bull at nine years old. Also that year, he won his first Junior Rodeo Championship, a feat he repeated nine years running. He won the Arizona National High School Rodeo Association all-around title, then attended Odessa College, where he made Dean’s list and at 18, became the youngest
