02.10.09 - Press Releases
Ty Murray to Compete on Dancing with the Stars!!
By PBR
“It will be a fun opportunity for me and my wife to be able to do this together, and I think it will be tremendous exposure for cowboys and the sport,” the legendary Murray stated.
Murray has seven all-around World Championship titles as well as two bull riding world titles under his belt. He was one of 20 bull riders who founded the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) in 1992 and currently serves as a board advisor and provides TV commentary for PBR’s elite Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) on VERSUS and NBC.
For more information on the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. or Murray’s venture on “Dancing with the Stars,” please visit www.pbrnow.com or call 719 242 2800.
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About the PBR:
More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, ESPN, 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 1.7 million live event attendees each year with it multi-tiered event structure which includes the prestigious Built Ford Tough Series, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. The PBR prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in five countries.