20 Best 50th Birthday Gifts for Brother (Born in 1976)

A simple way to mark the day. The faded 'Vintage 1976' cap is the one birth-year gift he might actually wear again, at the lake or on the golf course, long after the party ends.

Hand it over early so he can wear it to his own party. A birth-year tee is a small, cheerful gift that photographs well with the cake and doubles as a weekend shirt.

An oversized card that everyone at the party can sign. It is a better keepsake than a stack of separate cards, and he will find it years from now and remember who came.

Our top pick under $15. This book walks through the headlines, prices, music, movies and sport of 1976, and it tends to get passed around the table at the party as everyone compares notes. Write a line on the first page about your favorite memory of growing up together.

The Atari 2600 was the console of a 1976 baby's childhood, and this modern version plays original cartridges over HDMI. Expect a rematch of the games you two fought over in the living room, this time on a 65-inch TV.

Pac-Man arrived when he was four and filled every arcade of his childhood. This handheld version is a fun, inexpensive nod to those quarters he spent, and it fits in a desk drawer for coffee breaks.

Boston's debut came out the year he was born, and More Than a Feeling still sounds huge. If he has a turntable, this is an easy, thoughtful pick; if not, pair it with the Crosley.

Frampton Comes Alive was the biggest album of 1976, the year he arrived. Few birth-year gifts are this on the nose and this genuinely good to listen to.

If he has not played a record since college, a suitcase turntable is the way back in. Wrap it with the Boston or Frampton LP and he can drop the needle the minute the paper comes off.

Rocky came out in 1976 and won Best Picture, and every 50-year-old still knows the training montage. At under $10 it is a perfect add-on, especially for a brother who has started running again.

Funny birthday socks packaged with a pop-up card and a mini poster. Under $10, it is a cheerful stocking-filler style gift if you are also contributing to a bigger group present.

A 50th-themed whiskey glass set for raising a toast at the party. It is an inexpensive add-on that sits nicely next to a bottle of his favorite bourbon.

A glass grenade decanter with two matching glasses on a wooden stand. It is a conversation piece for the brother with a home bar, a man cave or a dark sense of humor.

For the brother whose sense of humor never grew up. The '49 + one' design hides a rude gesture in plain sight, which is exactly the kind of joke siblings get away with.

Our favorite practical pick. A wireless probe that tells his phone when the brisket is done means he can actually join the party instead of babysitting the smoker. It suits the brother who hosts every family cookout.

A tabletop griddle turns him into the cookout hero: smash burgers, pancakes and fajitas for a crowd. It makes a great joint gift from all the siblings.

A YETI tumbler is the kind of gift a guy uses every day without thinking about it, from the morning commute to the sidelines at his kids' games. Small, useful and well made.

A Leatherman is a 'you will have this for 25 years' gift, which feels right for a 50th. It lives in the truck, the toolbox or on his belt, and every time he fixes something he will think of you.

Music in the garage, on the boat or at the grill. The SoundLink Flex is waterproof, tough and loud enough to play the 1976 records you just bought him.

Golfers always need more balls, and the Supersoft is forgiving for the swing of a man turning 50. Easy to add to a card or a group gift for the brother who plays on weekends.