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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.
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Bruce Springsteen is seemingly gearing up to release another massive collection from his vaults.
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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 "Glory Days.
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 after a battle with cancer at 75 years old.
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Ultimate Classic Rock on MSNJoe DePugh, Inspiration for Springsteen’s ‘Glory Days,’ DiesJoe 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,” Springsteen wrote on his social media on March 30.
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Parade on MSNSpringsteen’s Major Announcement Sends Boss Fans into a FrenzyBruce Springsteen fans are in a frenzy after the “Glory Days” rocker teased plans for a new release, likely featuring some of his most sought-after recordings from the vault, due on Thursday, April 3.
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Parade on MSNBruce Springsteen Pays Tribute to 'Glory Days' Baseball PlayerBruce 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 DePugh.
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Soap Central on MSNWho was Joe DePugh? All about Bruce Springsteen’s childhood friend and inspiration for Glory Days as he dies at 75Joe DePugh, the former Freehold, New Jersey baseball player who led a life that inspired Bruce Springsteen’s hit song Glory Days died at the age of 75.
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 an Instagram post on Sunday, March 30 remembering DePugh, who died of cancer in Florida at age 75, according to The Athletic.
Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to Joe DePugh, the New Jersey pitcher who inspired his hit song “Glory Days,” following news of DePugh’s death this week at the age of 75.
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 cancer, Rich Kane, a friend and long-time Freehold Borough teacher told the Asbury Park Press.