▁losses ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁for ▁US C ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁including ▁a ▁ 3 9 – 0 ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁to ▁last ▁game ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁C rav ath ▁was ▁also ▁critic ized ▁for ▁losing ▁his ▁last ▁three ▁games ▁against ▁California , ▁each ▁by ▁six ▁points . ▁He ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁when ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁season ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 – 5 – 2 ▁mark ▁after ▁beginning ▁the ▁year ▁ranked ▁ 1 2 th ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁former ▁US C ▁player ▁Jess ▁Hill , ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁under ▁C rav ath ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁football ▁After ward ▁his ▁co aching ▁career , ▁C rav ath ▁became ▁a ▁racing ▁official ▁at ▁Santa ▁An ita ▁Park ▁for ▁two ▁winter s ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁El ▁Centro , ▁California ▁and ▁becoming ▁a ▁ran cher . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁technical ▁ad visor ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁football ▁film ▁Tr ouble ▁Al ong ▁the ▁Way , ▁st arring ▁his ▁old ▁team mate , ▁John ▁Wayne . ▁C rav ath ▁died ▁in ▁C ale xico , ▁California ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 0 , ▁one ▁day ▁after ▁suffering ▁numerous ▁inj uries ▁when ▁his ▁pick up ▁tr uck ▁coll ided ▁with ▁a ▁dump ▁tr uck ; ▁he ▁under w ent ▁an ▁emer gency ▁tra che ot omy , ▁but ▁never ▁reg ained ▁conscious ness