The way the story goes, N.C. State ended Burt Reynolds’ football career at Florida State and made him into a movie star.
But is it true?
Here’s what we know:
The Wolfpack, 3-0 and ranked 13th nationally, went to Florida State on Oct. 12, 1957 and won the nonconference game 7-0.
The News & Observer reported the “scrappy, fired-up” Seminoles gave the Pack trouble for 60 minutes but were beaten on a touchdown scored late in the first half.
The touchdown play
With eight seconds left in the half, Wolfpack halfback Dick Christy broke free in the secondary and hauled in a 46-yard scoring pass from quarterback Ernie Driscoll.