Burt Reynolds his spleen and injured his other knee in a bad car accident. These injuries hampered his abilities on the field, and after being beaten in coverage for the game-winning touchdown in a 7-0 loss to North Carolina State on October 12, 1957, he decided to give up football. Ending his college football career, Reynolds thought of becoming a police officer; however, his father suggested he finish college and become a parole officer. To keep up with his studies, he began taking classes at Palm Beach Junior College (PBJC) in neighboring Lake Park. In his first term at PBJC, he was
Burt Reynolds "Without a Paddle" (2004), a riff on his role in "Deliverance", "The Longest Yard" (2005), a remake of his 1974 hit with Adam Sandler playing Reynolds' old role; and "The Dukes of Hazzard" (2005) as Boss Hogg in a nod to his performances in 1970s car chase films. Reynolds continued to play lead roles in films such as "Cloud 9" (2006), "Forget About It" (2006), "Deal" (2008), and "A Bunch of Amateurs" (2008), and supporting parts like "End Game" (2006), "Grilled" (2006), "Broken Bridges" (2006), "" (2007), "Not Another Not Another Movie" (2011), and "Reel Love" (2011). Reynolds was top