King of the Cowboys

The most famous rodeo champion of all time tells his amazing true story -- and opens a fascinating window into the world of the professional cowboy.<P>Ty Murray was born to be a rodeo star -- in fact his first words were I'm a bull rider. Before he was even out of diapers he was climbing atop his mother's Singer sewing machine case which just so happened to be the perfect mechanical bull for a 13-month-old. Before long Ty was winning peewee events by the hatful and his special talent was obvious...obvious even to a man called Larry Mahan. At the time the greatest living rodeo legend six-time champion Mahan invited a teenaged Ty Murray to spend a summer on his ranch learning not just rodeoing but also some life lessons. Those lessons prepared Ty for a career that eventually surpassed even Mahan's own -- Ty's seven All-Around Championships.<P>In King of the Cowboys Ty Murray invites us into the daredevil world of rodeo and the life of the cowboy. Along the way he details a life spent constantly on the road heading to the next event; the tragic death of his friend and fellow rodeo star Lane Frost; and the years of debilitating injuries that led some to say Ty Murray was finished.<P>He wasn't. In fact Ty Murray has brought the world of rodeo into the twenty-first century through his unparalleled achievements in the ring through advancing the case for the sport as a television color-commentator and through the Professional Bull Riders an organization he helped to build.<P>In the end though Ty Murray is first and foremost a cowboy and now that he's retired from competition he takes this chance to reflect on his remarkable life and career. In <I>King of the Cowboys</I> Ty Murray opens up his world as never before.