Joe DePugh, a high school friend of Bruce Springsteen forever immortalized in the 1984 hit 'Glory Days,' has died at age 75.

Joe DePugh of Freehold, who inspired the Springsteen hit “Glory Days” after a chance encounter at the Headliner of Neptune, has passed away. He was 75.

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.