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 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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Headliner Oasis served as the backdrop for Bruce Springsteen's "Glory Days" hit. The venue was a hot spot for dance music and the cast of the "Jersey Shore Family Vacation" TV show. The Headliner ...

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 ...