▁C rav ath ▁introduced ▁the ▁T ▁formation ▁to ▁the ▁US C ▁program . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁C rav ath ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bre cken ridge , ▁Colorado . ▁ ▁His ▁mother ▁died ▁in ▁child b irth ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁died ▁is ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁six . ▁C rav ath ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁grand par ents , ▁August us ▁and ▁Kate ▁C rav ath , ▁of ▁Santa ▁Ana , ▁California , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁uncle , ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁out f iel der ▁G av vy ▁C rav ath , ▁and ▁grand par ents ▁in ▁Kansas . ▁ ▁Jeff ▁was ▁a ▁nick name ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁young ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁" fig h ter " ▁like ▁James ▁J . ▁Jeff ries . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁" l ittle ▁Jeff ries ". ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁C rav ath ▁graduated ▁from ▁Santa ▁Ana ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Santa ▁Ana , ▁California , ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California , ▁st arring ▁as ▁a ▁center ▁on ▁the ▁football ▁team ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁Among ▁his ▁team m ates ▁were ▁John ▁Wayne ▁and ▁Ward ▁Bond . ▁C rav ath ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁S igma ▁Chi ▁member ▁at ▁US C . ▁In ▁his ▁senior ▁year , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁team ▁captain , ▁US C ▁began ▁its ▁intersection al ▁rival ry ▁with ▁Notre ▁D ame . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁finished ▁ 8 – 2 , ▁with ▁losses ▁to ▁Stan ford