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Burt Reynolds, movie and TV star, former FSU athlete, dies at 82

Actor Burt Reynolds, a one-time Florida State running back and ardent Seminoles fan, was mourned and remembered by sports personalities after his death Thursday at the age of 82.

"Burt was a life-long friend, who was extremely close to me for the last 64 years," ESPN College GameDay host Lee Corso, who was Reynolds' roommate at FSU, said Thursday. "We have always stayed in touch, through the good and the bad times of our lives, talking about once a month for as long as I can remember.

"It was just two weeks ago that we were talking about the upcoming college football season and the Noles.