Burt Reynolds dead
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:09 pm
Reynolds ran for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns on 16 carries in his freshman season, and also had four catches for 76 yards. But he suffered a knee injury that cut the season short and missed the 1955 season after surgery.
He returned to Florida State in 1957, but a car accident cost him his spleen and reaggravated his knee injury, ending his college football career. He dropped out of FSU and, after working odd jobs in New York, returned to Florida, where he became a drama major at Palm Beach Junior College.