In 1992, Murray was among the founding members of a fledgling bull riding organization that is now well known around the world as the PBR. He earned the 1999 PBR World Finals event title and finished as the reserve PBR World Champion for three years.  In July 2004 he became the president of the PBR. He serves double duty as a regular commentator on VERSUS, as well as on network PBR telecasts appearing on FOX and NBC.

Murray joins living inductees for 2006 which include Mel Hyland (Dutchess, Alberta, Canada), Alvin Nelson (Grassy Butte, N.D.), Vernon "Dude" Smith (Burkburnett, Texas), and Dan Taylor (Doole, Texas). Deceased inductees are George Elliott (1900-1981), Marie "Ma" Gibson (1894-1933), Carl Dossey (1918-1955), and Chris LeDoux (1948-2005).

PBR stock contractor hall of famer Cotton Rosser will be honored with the Ben Johnson Memorial Award. Rosser, who has run the Flying U Rodeo Company for 50 years, was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1995.

About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc.:
More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, VERSUS and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With approximately 500 hours of prime time programming annually PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over one and one half million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler, the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR's governing board of directors is comprised of renowned bull riders who have developed the event into a stand alone sport which is experiencing unprecedented growth in global popularity. The PBR is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., and has over 1,200 PBR bull riders compete in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico.

For additional information on the Professional Bull Riders, Inc., please visit http://www.pbrnow.com/ or call 719.471.3008.

About the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum:

Through its three Halls of Fame, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum honors and memorializes the men and women who have through their exemplary lives, careers, and achievements embodied and perpetuated the heritage of the American West. Every inductee, whether a real cowboy in the Hall of Great Westerners, a "reel" cowboy in the Hall of Great Western Performers, or a rodeo cowboy in the Rodeo Hall of Fame, perpetuates and enriches facets of this Western heritage. By honoring them, the Museum, in a sense, provides a generational continuity with the past, present and future and bears witness to an evolving American West. For more information, visit http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/ or call (405) 478-2250.