He settled in Long Beach, New York and attended North Adams State College where he played Division III NCAA soccer from 1975 to 1978.
At the end of the season, the Diplomats folded and the San Jose Earthquakes took Crescitelli in the dispersal draft but he failed to replicate his goal-scoring feats in California.
He also played 12 games for the Buffalo Stallions of Major Indoor Soccer League in 1983-84 before signing with the Fort Lauderdale Sun.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts inducted Crescitelli into its Hall of Fame in 1998, the same year he completed his degree.
Currently, Crescitelli lives in Long Island, New York and teaches Physical Education at Robert H. Goddard Junior High School.