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‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Review: A Bruce Springsteen Story, Before the Glory Days

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 ...
Rolling Stone

Bruce Springsteen’s High School Buddy Immortalized in ‘Glory Days’ Dead at 75

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 ...
The Times Leader

Joe DePugh, subject of Springsteen’s ‘Glory Days,’ dies

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.
The New York Times

Joe DePugh, Speedball Pitcher in Springsteen’s ‘Glory Days,’ Dies at 75

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 ...
The New York Times

‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’: What’s Fact, What’s Fictionalized

The new biopic gets a lot right about the Boss and the making of “Nebraska.” But there are elements that were made up for the film. By Ben Sisario The new biopic “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” ...