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 ...

In baseball, he tried out for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Springsteen and DePugh were later part-time neighbors in Palm Beach ...

Thanks to Bruce Springsteen ... Advertisement DePugh and Springsteen grew up in Freehold, N.J., and played youth baseball together. The two ran into each other in 1973 outside a bar called ...

The Boss uses baseball for a fun commentary on the wistful power of nostalgia. It's based on a true story. Springsteen met former Little League baseball teammate Joe DePugh in the summer of 1973 ...

DePugh, who died at age 75, was childhood pals with the Boss Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Joe DePugh inspired Bruce Springsteen's hit "Glory Days" The two had played baseball together in ...

Joe DePugh, a former New Jersey high school baseball star known for his association with one of musician Bruce Springsteen's most celebrated songs, has died. He was 75. Springsteen's friendship ...

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 ...