Flint Rasmussen

On March 11, 2009, Flint Rasmussen, at the age of 41, suffered a heart attack at his house in Choteau, Montana. After a couple of procedures, he was back in the arena in a short time. "The No. 1 thing that surprised me was the crowd reaction... and I've missed these people," Rasmussen said on returning to the arena after his heart attack. Flint got back to the arena with only a few differences: he had to wear a heart rate monitor and had to take a few breaks when his heart rate exceeded 140 bpm.

"I think it's hard to come into this sport cold at 25 and try to learn it," Rasmussen said. But that did not stop him. Flint Rasmussen's did his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in 1998. That same year, he was a barrel clown at the Pendleton Round Up, and thirteen years later, in 2011, Rasmussen was inducted into the Pendleton Hall of Fame. When Flint signed with the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) in 2005, the contract was exclusive and Rasmussen now only works for the PBR. Before signing with the PBR, Rasmussen was the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Clown of the Year for eight consecutive years. Along with those honors, he was the Coors Man in the Can seven times. In 2010, Rasmussen made a special appearance as the Pendleton High School graduation speaker. In 2011, Rasmussen was inducted into the Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame. In 2014, he was inducted into the St. Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame. In 2019, he was inducted into the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame.

Flint Rasmussen (born January 25, 1968) is perhaps the most famous "rodeo clown" or "rodeo barrelman" in the sport of bull riding. Rasmussen has two daughters, Shelby and Paige, with ex-wife Katie Grasky. Flint currently resides in Bozeman, Montana in the United States.

On January 25, 1968, Stan and Tootsie Rasmussen had their youngest child, Flint, in Havre, Montana. Flint Rasmussen grew up in Choteau, Montana, where he started his career in sports Rasmussen was an All-State football player and track star for Choteau High School. After high school, Rasmussen attended college the University of Montana Western where he completed a double major in history and math as an honor student. As the public radio sports announcer for the UMW Bulldogs, Rasmussen had his voice heard for the first time by an audience. To help with the expenses of college, Rasmussen worked as a barrel clown in western Montana. Rasmussen made his first appearance as a rodeo clown in Superior, Montana, at the age of 19. Flint had his first thoughts about being a rodeo clown when he told his father and brother that he could do better than the rodeo clowns at the time. "I just thought it needed a new energy, a young guy who could relate and get young people to get back to rodeo," Rasmussen said. After he completed college, Flint Rasmussen returned to the town he was born, Havre, and taught at Havre High School in addition to coaching football and track. While teaching at Havre High School, Flint was also the public address announcer at Northern Montana College (now MSU - Northern) home Lights and Skylights Basketball games. After two years of teaching and coaching, Rasmussen grew restless and started his career as a barrel man.