He died in a hospital after severing his back and his final words to Ponyboy were "stay gold ponyboy, stay gold" to which he died and looked just dead as pony boy described. Dally also commited d ed after this
Johnny's last words before he died "Stay Gold PonyBoy, Stay Gold" were the same. Johnny dies the same in the movie and book and that is by saving the kids in the church that caught on fire.
