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Year Inducted: 1982
Home State: NM
Ruby can be described in many terms; accomplished horsewoman, trick rider, roping champion, rodeo queen, movie actress, or ranch foreman. Raised on her family's Arizona ranch, she learned to ride at 3 on burros and mastered roping not long after. Beginning her rodeo career as a trick rider, Ruby switched to roping competitions, soon winning numerous awards and championships. Always a capable ranchhand, Ruby makes use of her versatile talents as foreman of the Chase Ranch in New Mexico.
