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 (2000) alongside Richard Dreyfuss. Reynolds directed "The Last Producer" (2000), starring himself, and was second billed in Renny Harlin's "Driven" (2001), starring Sylvester Stallone. He was also in "Tempted" (2001), "Hotel" (2001) directed by Mike Figgis, and "The Hollywood Sign" (2001). He voiced in "", released in 2002. Reynolds was top billed in "Snapshots" (2002) with Julie Christie, "Time of the Wolf" (2002), and "Hard Ground" (2003), and supported in "Johnson County War" (2002) with Tom Berenger, and "Miss Lettie and Me" (2003) with Mary Tyler Moore. Reynolds was in a series of supporting roles that referred to earlier performances: