Bruce Springsteen is paying tribute to his late classmate Joe DePugh, a former star pitcher from New Jersey who inspired Springsteen’s wistful hit “Glory Days.” The Boss, 75, shared a Instagram post ...

Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to Joe DePugh, the New Jersey pitcher who inspired his hit song “Glory Days,” following news of DePugh’s death this week at the age of 75. “Just a moment to mark the ...

Joe DePugh, the man who inspired Bruce Springsteen's 1985 hit "Glory Days," has died of cancer. He was 75 years old. "Just a moment to mark the passing of Freehold native and ballplayer Joe DePugh," ...

The inspiration for the Bruce Springsteen hit reflects on a rich life. Joe DePugh and Bruce Springsteen get together. The iconic singer’s friendship with DePugh was the inspiration for the hit ‘Glory ...

Joe DePugh may not ring a bell, but you’ve heard his story of what might have been many times through the years. On the grass at Nowlan Park. In the comfy seats above in Croker. Out in the RDS. Around ...

One summer night in 1973, Joe DePugh was unwinding at a roadside bar in New Jersey. He told his girlfriend he'd be home in an hour. Around 9:30 p.m., he finally headed for the exit. He never made it ...

This was apparently in the New York Times last week, but I missed it. Reader Bill S. emailed me to let me know that it’s running again over at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The story: the real life ...

"He was a good friend when I needed one," Springsteen wrote. By Jessica Lynch Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to Joe DePugh, the New Jersey pitcher who inspired his hit song “Glory Days,” following ...

He was walking out and Bruce Springsteen was walking in. Joe DePugh, the Freehold, New Jersey native who inspired Springsteen's hit “Glory Days” after a chance encounter in their shared hometown, has ...

DePugh recently passed away from cancer at the age of 75. “Just a moment to mark the passing of Freehold native and ballplayer Joe DePugh,” Springsteen wrote in an Instagram post . “He was a good ...