Let's make this birthday one to remember.

45 years old (Born on March 17, 1980)

Happy Birthday, Danny Califf—soccer legend and defender extraordinaire! We're still amazed at your impressive tackles with LA Galaxy and especially that phenomenal 2005 MLS Best XI nod as a San Jose Earthquake. Clearly, attackers everywhere breathed easier when they heard you'd retired.

We haven't forgotten those gritty performances for Philadelphia Union toward the end of your career (2010–2012). While some claim wine improves with age, we say soccer defenders do too—even if running was harder each coming year! Enjoy this birthday knowing you're truly loved: because great players retire their jerseys—but legendary defenders remind forwards forever they're never safe!