ProRodeo Sports News - May 12, 2023

PRORODEO REWIND

BY ALEX RILEY Special to ProRodeo Sports News T he decision made sense to no one – except Ty Murray. At the 1993 National Finals Rodeo, the Stephenville, Texas, cowboy drew a bull in the fifth-round he had ridden to a high score in Nampa, Idaho, earlier in the year. It was a matchup he hoped would be to his advantage in a tight race for the world championship. He was right, just not in the way he thought. The bull stumbled early, but Murray stayed on long enough to record a score with the option of a re-ride. His initial effort placed him fourth in the round, meaning he had secured money. To some, that might be enough. Murray isn’t some. “I said, ‘I’ll take the re-ride.’ Everybody started yelling, even the judges were yelling at me, saying, ‘Ty, you’ve got fourth place won.’ PRCA ProRodeo file photo Ty Murray had his hands full with legendary bull Andrews Rodeo’s Bodacious during Round 10 of the 1993 National Finals Rodeo. Murray failed to make the whistle but won the bull riding world championship by a mere $95 over Canadian Daryl Mills. Worth Re-ride THE Ty Murray reflects on choices that led to his first world bull riding title 30 years ago

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