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 ...

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" ...

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 later ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bruce Springsteen recently took to Instagram to pay tribute to an old friend and inspiration of his 1985 hit “Glory Days.” “Just a ...

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 ...