Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to former Little League pal Joe DePugh, who died in Florida of cancer at age 75. DePugh and Springsteen ran into each other at a bar in 1973, which inspired the hit ...

Joe DePugh, a high school friend of Bruce Springsteen forever immortalized in the 1984 hit 'Glory Days,' has died at age 75.

If Bruce Springsteen’s song stands true, Joe DePugh was quite the baseball player back in his “Glory Days.” DePugh, who inspired Springsteen’s iconic song, has died after a battle with cancer at 75 ...

The universal theme of unrealised teenage sporting potential was immortalised by Bruce Springsteen in his song Glory Days ...

Bruce Springsteen recently took to Instagram to pay tribute to an old friend and inspiration of his 1985 hit “Glory Days.” ...

A gifted athlete, he gave a clumsy teenage Bruce Springsteen his first nickname, Saddie. Years later, the Boss returned the ...

He was walking out and Bruce Springsteen was a walking in. Joe DePugh of Freehold, who inspired the Springsteen hit “Glory ...

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 news of DePugh’s death this week at the age of 75.

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, a childhood friend of Bruce Springsteen who inspired the hit song "Glory Days," has died at 75. DePugh and ...

Joe DePugh, a childhood friend of Bruce Springsteen who inspired the hit song "Glory Days," has died at 75. DePugh and Springsteen played baseball together as kids, and a chance encounter years ...