79 years old (Born on August 15, 1945)
Happy Birthday to the legendary Gene Upshaw! Your blocking skills were so impressive, quarterbacks likely bought you steak dinners after every game. From paving paths for Super Bowl victories to pancaking defenders like they were Sunday flapjacks, your performances are still remembered—and probably haunt defensive linemen in their sleep!It's been decades since you've set foot on a football field professionally, yet people STILL bring up that intimidating presence and formidable mustache. Hall of Fame enshrinement can't stop teammates from retelling hilarious locker room stories about how opponents saw stars when facing you. Wishing we could all tackle cake today as impressively as you'd flatten NFL rivals—cheers to greatness!