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 the series' run, Reynolds also made a cameo in "The Player" (1992). He starred in a film aimed at children, "Cop & 1/2" (1993), and two TV movies, "Wind in the Wire" (1993) and "The Man from Left Field" (1993); he also directed the latter, which co-starred Reba McEntire. When "Evening Shade" ended, Reynolds played the lead in a horror film, "The Maddening" (1995). However, he gradually moved into being more of a character actor - he had key support roles in "Citizen Ruth" (1996), an early work from Alexander Payne, and "Striptease" (1996) with Demi Moore. He had to