In 1969, Flynn won the Arkansas High School All-Around rodeo title. He earned his Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) card in 1973.[1] In 1975, in Salt Lake City, Utah, he was gored by a bull. The horn penetrated ten inches into his body, missing his heart by a half-inch. He rode to the hospital in a truck holding his wound in his hands.[2] In 1979, in Palestine, Illinois, Flynn rode Steiner's Red Lightning for a score of 98 out of 100. This broke the previous record for roughstock competition,[3] and is now the second-highest ever recorded ride score in PRCA history for a roughstock event.[2] He qualified for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) ten times, winning the event average three times.[1] In 1981, he suffered a concussion on his sixth ride, but managed to ride 9 of 10 bulls to win the championship.[1] In 1983, he broke an ankle on his ninth bull ride. He needed to ride a tenth bull to win, so he rode it with his broken ankle.[1]
He retired at the age of 34 in 1985. When Red Lightning retired in 1987, Flynn rode one more ceremonial ride on the bull that almost killed him in Salt Lake City.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdef"Bull rider Flynn joins state Hall". March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ abBoutwell, Christian (March 26, 2019). "Bull tough: Charleston rider rode into glory". Arkansas Democrat Gazzette. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^Naber, Matt. "For the Record: Grand National Stock Show & Rodeo". Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^"PBR Ring of Honor". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^"Denny Flynn". ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^"Denny Flynn". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^"Bull Riding Hall of Fame inductees". Bull Riding Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
^"Past Inductees" (PDF). Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
December 07, 2023
denny, flynn, born, april, 1951, american, former, professional, rodeo, cowboy, specialized, bull, riding, from, charleston, arkansas, contents, career, honors, retirement, referencescareer, editin, 1969, flynn, arkansas, high, school, around, rodeo, title, ea. Denny Flynn born April 21 1951 is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding He is from Charleston Arkansas Contents 1 Career 2 Honors 3 Retirement 4 ReferencesCareer editIn 1969 Flynn won the Arkansas High School All Around rodeo title He earned his Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association PRCA card in 1973 1 In 1975 in Salt Lake City Utah he was gored by a bull The horn penetrated ten inches into his body missing his heart by a half inch He rode to the hospital in a truck holding his wound in his hands 2 In 1979 in Palestine Illinois Flynn rode Steiner s Red Lightning for a score of 98 out of 100 This broke the previous record for roughstock competition 3 and is now the second highest ever recorded ride score in PRCA history for a roughstock event 2 He qualified for the National Finals Rodeo NFR ten times winning the event average three times 1 In 1981 he suffered a concussion on his sixth ride but managed to ride 9 of 10 bulls to win the championship 1 In 1983 he broke an ankle on his ninth bull ride He needed to ride a tenth bull to win so he rode it with his broken ankle 1 Honors edit2002 PBR Ring of Honor 4 2010 ProRodeo Hall of Fame 5 2010 Rodeo Hall of Fame of the National Cowboy amp Western Heritage Museum 6 2017 Bull Riding Hall of Fame 7 2019 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1 8 Retirement editHe retired at the age of 34 in 1985 When Red Lightning retired in 1987 Flynn rode one more ceremonial ride on the bull that almost killed him in Salt Lake City 1 References edit a b c d e f Bull rider Flynn joins state Hall March 30 2019 Retrieved April 30 2020 a b Boutwell Christian March 26 2019 Bull tough Charleston rider rode into glory Arkansas Democrat Gazzette Retrieved April 30 2020 Naber Matt For the Record Grand National Stock Show amp Rodeo Retrieved May 1 2020 PBR Ring of Honor Professional Bull Riders Retrieved August 18 2023 Denny Flynn ProRodeo Hall of Fame Retrieved May 15 2020 Denny Flynn National Cowboy amp Western Heritage Museum Retrieved May 15 2020 Bull Riding Hall of Fame inductees Bull Riding Hall of Fame Retrieved August 19 2023 Past Inductees PDF Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Retrieved May 15 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Denny Flynn amp oldid 1175547041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
