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 supported Jim Brown and Raquel Welch in another Western, "100 Rifles" (1969), later saying "I spent the entire time refereeing fights between Jim Brown and Raquel Welch." In a 1969 interview he expressed interest in playing roles like the John Garfield part in "The Postman Always Rings Twice", but no one sent him those sort of roles. "Instead, the producer hands me a script and says 'I know it's not there now kid but I know we can make it work'." Reynolds had been offered a lead role in "MASH" (1970), but turned it down after "they told me the