For as athletic as Flint is and as must exercise the man gets it's a shock when something like this happens.
He is truely a great entertainer. For two years when we went to the Black Hills STock show he was there and just made the whole rodeo fun. The last year we went was when he signed on with PBR and we all commented how much it seemed the rodeo was lacking without him.
When we traveled to Oregon we went to a PBR event there and the youngest still talks about Flint and his shananigans at the event.
One night on the PBR when they were talking about Ty Murry being in Dancing with the Stars they showed various people dancing and my comment after watching Flint was he should be the next rodeo person on Dancing with the Stars. He has rhythm, moves, and then sense of humor to go all the way.
I hadn't heard about his health so thanks for posting.