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

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 of Freehold, who inspired the Springsteen hit “Glory Days” after a chance encounter at the Headliner of Neptune, has passed away. He was 75.

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

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 ...

As Springsteen’s song put DePugh’s skills, “He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool.” The “speedball” was what Springsteen called DePugh’s fastball.

Thanks to Bruce Springsteen, Joe DePugh’s glory days ... “‘He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool’ …. Glory Days my friend.” Advertisement DePugh and ...

He could throw that speedball by you ... Days” story for future inclusion in the upcoming My Hometown: The Bruce Springsteen Story Center on Main Street in Freehold. The video of the chat ...

Joe DePugh, a childhood friend of Bruce Springsteen who inspired the hit ... Quoting from his song, Springsteen went on: “He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool. … Glory Days ...