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Bruce Springsteen Pays Tribute to Joe DePugh, the Inspiration Behind ‘Glory Days’
Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to Joe DePugh, the New Jersey pitcher who inspired his hit song "Glory Days."
“Just a moment to mark the passing of Freehold native and ballplayer Joe DePugh,” Springsteen wrote in an Instagram post on March 30. Their now-legendary chance encounter at a bar in 1973 served as the real-life basis for one of the most iconic verses on Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. album. DePugh later confirmed the moment in interviews, recalling how the two reconnected outside the Headliner in Neptune, then spent hours catching up inside.
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