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 Thomas Anderson's subsequent film, "Magnolia" (1999), saying he hated working on the film and hated Anderson. He had the lead in "Big City Blues" (1997) and support roles in "" (1998) and "" (1998). Reynolds returned to directing with "Hard Time" (1998) an action TV film starring himself. It led to two sequels, which he did not direct, "" (1999) and "" (1999) (directed by Hal Needham). He starred in the straight to video "The Hunter's Moon" (1999), "Stringer" (1999), and "Waterproof" (2000). Reynolds played support roles in "Pups" (1999), "Mystery, Alaska" (1999) and had the lead in "The Crew"