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 "Shark!" (1968), shot in Mexico, was directed by Sam Fuller who removed his name from it after which its release was held up a number of years. "Fade-In" which he described as "the best thing I've ever done," was not released for a number of years, and the director Judd Taylor took his name off. "Impasse" (1969), was a war movie shot in the Philippines. He played the title role "Sam Whiskey" (1969), a comic Western written by William W. Norton which Reynolds later claimed was "way ahead of its time. I was playing light comedy and nobody cared." Reynolds