Background
Shaun Murray was born on April 28, 1976 in Mission Viejo, California, and started water skiing at the age of 8.
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Career
After graduating from high school, he moved to Florida to ride for the Florida Southern College ski team and teach skiing at the Benzel Ski School. Murray decided he would take one semester off of school to focus on wakeboarding. But as he got better, he gained scholarships and joined some of the biggest teams in the sport.
His career took off and he still has not been back to school because of his success.
In the summer of 2004, Murray dislocated his knee while riding. He tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament, PCL, and Master of Comparative Laws. After reconstructive surgery he was told he might not ride again.
But, just months later he was back riding. He has helped develop signature products that include boats, wakeboards, life jackets, wet suits, and clothing lines.
Moye is known industry-wide as one of the finest boat drivers and coaches in the world.
Murray has had dozens of wakeboard titles in his career which has spanned from 1998 to the present (2008). Murray was the first wakeboarder ever to land a 900 (regular hs). Murray"s sponsors include Hyperlite, Fox, Nautiques, Reef, Jet Pilot and Freestyle performance.
Achievements
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Murray"s wakeboarding career started in 1995 and has been full of innovation and accomplishment, including many Pro tour and World championship titles. He is the only rider ever to hold World, Pro Tour and National champion titles at once, and was given a "Legend" award from Wakeboard magazine in 2005.
Membership
In 1988, he moved with his family to Lake Saint Louis, Missouri, where he honed his skills as a member of the Lake Saint Louis Water Ski Club.
