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," ...

DePugh was a stand-out pitcher with a “speedball,” and he also played basketball. In baseball, he tried out for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Springsteen and DePugh were later part-time neighbors in Palm ...

Joe DePugh, a grade-school friend of Bruce Springsteen forever immortalized in his 1984 hit “Glory Days” as the baseball player who “could throw that speedball by you,” died of cancer in Florida. He ...

As Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." returns to the Billboard Hot 100, the song ties as one of his longest-charting ...

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 ...

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 from cancer at 75 years old. "Just ...

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 ...

Actor Hank Azaria was bummed about turning 60 last year. “So I had this idea to throw a reverse surprise party,” Azaria said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Most of my friends ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He was walking out and Bruce Springsteen was walking in. Joe DePugh, the Freehold, New Jersey native who inspired Springsteen's ...

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 posted to his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He was walking out and Bruce Springsteen was a walking in. Joe DePugh of Freehold, who inspired the Springsteen hit "Glory Days" ...

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 ...