Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to former Little League pal Joe DePugh, who died in Florida of cancer at age 75. DePugh and ...

Joe DePugh and Bruce Springsteen played baseball as teens in New Jersey. A chance meeting at a bar inspired Springsteen's ...

Joe DePugh, a former New Jersey high school baseball star known for his association with one of musician Bruce Springsteen's ...

Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to Joe DePugh, the New Jersey pitcher who inspired his hit song “Glory Days,” following ...

Springsteen and DePugh were later part-time neighbors in Palm Beach County in Florida. DePugh lived in a condo in Lake Worth, ...

If Bruce Springsteen’s song stands true, Joe DePugh was quite the baseball player back in his “Glory Days.” DePugh, who ...

DePugh and Springsteen ran into each other in 1973 outside a bar in Neptune City, N.J. Over a decade later, “Glory Days” hit the airwaves.

Joe DePugh, the Freehold, New Jersey native who inspired Springsteen's hit “Glory Days” after a chance encounter in their shared hometown, has passed away. He was 75. DePugh died after a bout with ...

A gifted athlete, he gave a clumsy teenage Bruce Springsteen his first nickname, Saddie. Years later, the Boss returned the favor, memorializing him in a song. By Michael S. Rosenwald Joe DePugh ...

DePugh, who inspired Springsteen’s iconic song, has died from cancer at 75 years old. “Just a moment to mark the passing of Freehold [N.J.] native and ballplayer Joe DePugh,” Springsteen ...