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 recently took to Instagram to pay tribute to an old friend and inspiration of his 1985 hit “Glory Days.” “Just a moment to mark the passing of Freehold native and ballplayer Joe ...

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 ...

Bruce Springsteen and the late Joe DePugh. Photo courtesy of the Stowe Reporter (Vermont) The King’s graduate went to high school with the Boss. Posted by Bruce Springsteen on Social media.

Thanks to Bruce Springsteen, Joe DePugh’s glory days never really passed him by. DePugh, who helped inspire “Glory Days” — Springsteen’s rollicking, yet bittersweet ode to youthful memories on his ...

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is not the Bruce Springsteen biopic many fans are going to want. It’s not a career-spanning survey. It’s not an epic tour through his life and music. It’s set ...

The following story is part of a special section on Bruce Springsteen published in the Asbury Park Press on Aug. 18, 1985. There’s a precedent for Vini Lopez in the annals of rock 'n' roll. It's Pete ...

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, 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," ...