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 for Quentin Tarantino's film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" as George Spahn (an eighty year old blind man who rented out his ranch to Charles Manson), but he died before shooting his scenes, and was later replaced by Bruce Dern. Reynolds co-authored the 1997 children's book "Barkley Unleashed: A Pirate's Tail", a "whimsical tale [that] illustrates the importance of perseverance, the wonders of friendship and the power of imagination". In 1973, Reynolds released the country/easy listening album "Ask Me What I Am". He also sang in two movie musicals: "At Long Last Love" (1975) and "The Best Little Whorehouse